University of Twente Student Theses

2024

Amberg, Cyrill (2024) Situating BlaBlaCar in the Sharing Economy: An analysis of interpersonal interactions.

Bayuaji, Rayhan Aryoseno (2024) You are Here : An Exploration into the Collective Effervescence of Awe through the Design of an Interactive Installation.

Donk, Lieke van de (2024) A Never-Ending Fight to Defend One’s Land? : Environmental Justice for Indigenous Communities in Canada.

Konter, R.C.R. (2024) Ontrouwe bondgenoten : De steunverlening van overheden aan milities.

Lytovka, Mariya (2024) From Screen to Cart : The Role of Idealized Instagram Content in the Purchasing Decisions of Young Women in Europe.

Mamuzic, Ms. Monica (2024) Gamification en voedingsproblemen: effecten op motivatie, betrokkenheid en gedragsveranderingen.

Murat, Cagri (2024) The Mediating Role of Connectedness in the Relationship Between Authenticity and Mental Health Symptoms.

Neut, Leon M.B. van der (2024) Algorithm and Administrator : An exploration of responsible administrative practices when working with machine learning models.

Neut, Leon M.B. van der (2024) Algorithm and Administrator : An exploration of responsible administrative practices when working with machine learning models.

Nuland, S.M. van (2024) Feit & Fabel : De impact op het vertrouwen in de overheid en -instituties.

Trinks, V.D. (2024) A Trojan horse, or just a tool? : Music educators on AI in a Dutch music academy.

Ukhabova, Elena (2024) To what extent does Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) influence social media users to make spontaneous travel decisions?

Vogtmeier, Lino (2024) The Impact of Self-Regulation on the Relationship between Engagement with Short-Form Content on Social Media and Well-Being among University Students.

Zhang, E.C. (2024) The Impact of ‘Yellow Fever’ on the Mental Health of Asian Women in Europe.

2023

Berenzen, Paula (2023) Deepfakes As A Threat To Democracy : Perceptions, Challenges, And Implications Of Deepfake Discourses In Democracies.

Delbrück, Konstantin C. A. (2023) Sacrifice Freedom for Freedom : A qualitative content analysis of the freedom definition used by party families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drewnik, Damian (2023) Detecting Social Media Influencers of Startup Accelerators Using Social Network Analysis on Twitter.

Erkel, Bastian (2023) Policy Appeal and Tech Talent Migration: A Comparative Case Study of Australia and the United States Assessing Policy Elements That Determine Each Country's Attractiveness for High-Skilled Tech Migrants.

Huijing, M.J. (2023) Designed or Emergent : A Social Network Analysis of two prolific Terrorist Networks in the context of Dark Networks.

Klinkert, Julia L. (2023) Optical See-Through vs. Video See-Through Mixed Reality for Rehabilitation : Exploring the effects of mixed reality on the experience of motor rehabilitation of ABI patients through the eyes of the patient and therapist.

Oomkes, Lars (2023) A qualitative study to the Integrated Care for Overweight and Diabetes in Twente : Exploring Professionals' Role Fulfillment and its Impact on GLI and NDC Interventions.

Schwope, J.P. (2023) Disrupted or Disguised? The Impact of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine on Discursive Contestations over the European Energy Transition.

Schürmann, Marie (2023) Assessing domestic policy instruments in the global division of labour : How can the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) improve the unequal participation in the global division of labour and promote sustainable development in a capitalistic system?

Someren, Sebastiaan van (2023) Degrowth in the Netherlands : are the movement's ideas heard in Dutch politics?

Strunck, Christina (2023) Disruptive climate protesters : Terrorists or concerned citizens? A discourse analysis of parliamentary debates in the UK and Germany.

Sueper, Hannes (2023) How do individuals having experienced psychosis and living ‘Outside Mental Health’ resist the dominant discourse about psychosis by constructing a counter-discourse?

Ushiña Huera, Dennis Paul (2023) The effect of land tenure on the access to assistance for the long-term recovery of flood damage.

Weger, Emma de (2023) Optimising governance: leveraging the EU Chips Act to enhance the market position of the Dutch semiconductor industry.

Yanagawa, Yuka (2023) How can businesses reframe insects as food? : A case study of a restaurant in Berlin.

2022

Albert, A. N. (2022) Constructing Climate Emotions : An Interview-Based Exploration with Climate Fiction Readers.

Badri Gari, Rohith (2022) Urban growth modeling and assesment using agent-based model.

Feng, C. (2022) Designing a collaborative toolkit to raise cultural awareness of designers on cross-cultural teams.

Graesel, H.S. (2022) Trust in Artificial Intelligence? The role of mental models, openness, and anthropomorphism in human-agent teams.

Jong, J. de (2022) The role of emotion in online political communication in times of Covid-19 : Study of a Dutch case.

Marčetić, N. (2022) Community-based design to help older adults to increase their physical activity.

Schulte, J.M. (2022) Income inequality and COVID-19 conspiracy belief. A cross-country analysis.

Soeten, Emma (2022) HRM activiteiten die medisch specialisten aanzet tot medewerker gedreven innovatie.

Stirbu, S.B.T. (2022) Investigating the Effects of National Culture on Green Entrepreneurship.

Wortelboer, Mick (2022) “Lil Miquela makes me feel uncomfortable, but I keep following her”: An interview study on motivations to engage with virtual influencers on social networking sites.

2021

Arora, G.S. (2021) Exploring Possibilities to Improve Distant Dining Experience for Young Expats with their Loved Ones over Time and Space Gap Issues.

Bleile, Rahel (2021) "We can't breathe" in these political structures - Political opportunity structures and anti-racism movements.

Boxebeld, S. (2021) If you are gay, then what is your pay? An analysis of the earnings of heterosexual and homosexual workers in the Netherlands.

Buren, Rick van (2021) Development of a proto-tool for effective eHealth enabled integrated care implementation: a systematic literature review update & Dutch Delphian consultation.

Eggelsmann, Nele (2021) Fridays in Corona Crisis: Protest for a “Feverish” Earth in “Feverish” Times A Case Study: The Possibilities of the Fridays for Future Movement to Influence Politics in Times of Crisis.

Formella, Julian (2021) Maintaining Stress - Digital Inequalities in Access and Maintenance between Native and International Students.

Frincu, I. (2021) Into the Q storm : uncovering the narrative of QAnon.

Gallmeister, D. (2021) What are the Determinants of the Protection Motivation Theory Predicting the Willingness to get Vaccinated Against Covid-19?

Jansen, Milou (2021) Urban AI/ML Models as coupled ethical-epistemic tools of optimization.

Kugelmann, M.N. (2021) Replication and extension of Gul and Kupfer (2019) : why do women perceive men with benevolently sexist attitudes towards women as undermining and patronizing?

Morssinkhof, Ming (2021) Novel explanations for misogynistic attitudes in society : a relational examination using psychological factors extracted from Incel communities.

Platenkamp, T (2021) Safety Culture in the Maritime Industry: Psychological Safety and Leadership : An exploratory study regarding safety perspectives within a heavy lift shipping and installation company.

Strack, Joshua Samuel (2021) The socialization of Deutsche Wohnen and Co. as a collective action dilemma : how goal support, perceived efficacy and selective benefits affect the willingness to participate in a social movement organization.

Verhoeven, G.A.G. (2021) 'Samen Sterk': The design choices for a tool that represents non-numeric information for patients after an open heart surgery.

2020

Bakker, K.V. (2020) Turkse Tukkers : een onderzoek naar de verschillen en overeenkomsten tussen de manieren van aanpakken van de vrijwilligers van het project ‘Turkse Tukkers aan zet’.

Bussmann, Tim (2020) Citizen perceptions on Biometrics : surveillance or service?

Krasting, Niko (2020) Criminal, Patient, Customer : the changing facets of Cannabis Regulation : identifying a consumer-based approach to cannabis regulation in the EU.

Oddo, Milas Salvatore (2020) The challenges of teamwork in Geographically Distributed Teams (GDTs).

Waanders, W.J. (2020) An experimental study on covert law-enforcement : exploring the relationship of adaptability and trustworthiness on goal achievement in undercover work.

Zijlstra, Margot (2020) Assertive Leader Behavior, Gender and Organizational Culture : Towards a Balanced Leadership.

2019

Bruynzeel, A.B. (2019) "To meat or not to meat" : exploring the effects of social norm messages on the intention to lower meat consumption.

Drews, Klara (2019) Implementing UNSCR 1325: International Security Actor NATO vs. Gender Equality Promoter EU.

Fischer, Julia (2019) Feminism and its impact on gender inequality discourse in universities: A comparison between the past and the present A comparison between the past and the present.

Haren, Bryan van (2019) Zie ginds komt het Zwarte Pieten debat uit Spanje weer aan : een reconstructie van de bestuurlijke organisatie van het Zwarte Pieten debat tegen de achtergrond van het postkolonialisme.

Klausmeyer, Andre (2019) Feedback behaviour in the platform economy : Do the working conditions of platform workers matter?

Matsari, R.S. (2019) Making healthy behavior more accessible : The effects of nutrition shelf labels and a goal priming message on attitude, perceived behavioral control and healthy decision making in the supermarket.

Schwarz, Kelly (2019) Environmental student groups and their effect on environmentally sustainable policies in higher education institutions: A comparative case study between a Dutch and a German university.

Shaidi Elifadhili, Vincent (2019) Societal acceptance of alternative bio-energy sources and technology, Case of biomass briquettes acceptance in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Top, A. (2019) Ex-ante responsibility: a trait perspective.

Trubman, Illya (2019) The European Union in the Arab-Israeli Conflict - Dominant Mediator or Toothless Tiger?

Urk, Niki van (2019) Why Customers Leave Feedback on Online Platforms : a master thesis on how to influence the extrinsic motivation of customers to leave feedback on online platforms.

Voortman, T.P.G. (2019) The Public Debate on Natural Gas Extraction in Groningen: A Shift of Framing and its Regulatory Consequences.

Waanders, W.J. (2019) ‘Give My Bike Back’: An Evaluation of Citizen Investigation Regarding Bicycle Theft in the City of Enschede.

2018

Belzer, Ingrun (2018) The influence of the welfare state type and autonomy on the local network activities of European mayors.

Blaauw, T.R. (2018) Do you prefer Mobile Instant Messaging or Face-to-face interaction? : Influence of personality and communication situations.

Ceven, Kevin (2018) Municipalities, ideology, pragmatism and reality : understanding the determinants for municipal e-service provisions for companies and civilians.

Denman, Quinton (2018) Generating awareness of ubiquitous monitoring within the Netherlands, referencing the Chinese Social Credit Score.

Fellmoser, Maike (2018) out of place out of sight? : A Quantitative Study on Social Connectedness in the Platform Economy and its Effect on the Willingness to Participate in Collective Action.

Groenewold, T.B. (2018) Social media usage among refugees : a tool for integration?

Herbert, Pauline Luise (2018) Individual Social Responsibility?

Kamp, D.S.A.M. Op den (2018) Smart City infrastructures : a research on the WiFi sensors project in Enschede.

LEEUW, M.L. (2018) Discursive opportunities for Muslim minorities in West secular Europe : Assessing the discursive opportunities regards the accommodation of Islamic religious practices and counteracting Islamophobia in France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Germany.

Levchuk, Tatiana (2018) Trend diffusion mechanism in the modern fashion industry.

Ming, Xin (2018) Augmented reality (AR) in art museums : reconfiguring and mediating the museum dynamics.

Quintus, Claudius Reinhold (2018) Brexit Voting Differences and Their Origins : A Comparison Between England, Scotland and Wales.

Rothermel, Uta (2018) The influence of perceived social diversity in the workplace on employee performance : an integrative model and research agenda.

Schläffer, Valentin (2018) Regular job aspiration in the platform economy.

Veldhuizen, J.R (2018) The impact of negative appreciations on the integration of refugees in the Netherlands.

Venhorst, L.W.J. (2018) Wereldburgerschapsvorming bij maatschappijleer : het ontwerpen van een prototype analyse-instrument.

2017

Boelmans, Nils Alexander (2017) The Greek-German policy discourse and politics of blame : a tragedy on the stage of the European debt crisis?

Boer, Alexander de (2017) The Radicalization Threat. Making Sense of Government Policy.

Cañizares, Jose Carlos (2017) The Information Society: Technological, Socioeconomic and Cultural aspects - Prolegomena for a sustainability-oriented ethics of ICT, with glossary and PhD prop.

Glasner, I. (2017) Understanding weak ties as an opportunity for elite leadership proliferation : How does organisational structure in AIESEC influence job seeking behaviour of alumni?

Harrower, Jeffrey (2017) Social communication and digital privacy concerns of teenagers.

Kapeller, Alexandra (2017) Enabling technologies : between the needs for assistance and acceptance.

Roeleveld, B. (2017) e-HRM viewed from a management fashion perspective; an exploratory study based on the case study research.

Starke, Robert R. (2017) Citizens in the digital metropolis : towards a meaningful stance of smart citizenship?!

Steinhorst, S. (2017) European migration policy in the central Mediterranean : circumventing the “Right to have Rights” of migrants?

Thomas, Mark (2017) Automobile Use as a Behavioural Function of Modernity : a small and overly complicated contribution to understanding why we drive.

Turban, Thomas Christoph (2017) A Minor Safeguard? : The Protection of Minorities in the Context of EU return Policies.

Vor dem Berge, Moritz Frederik (2017) Digital privacy : behaviour and anxieties of a young digital generation.

Zwiers, P. (2017) The feelings of psychological ownership amongst blue-collar workers: an ethnography.

2016

Awlad Wadair, Balsam (2016) Tweeting about health technologies during the Movember campaign : Who is involved and how do they frame their discourse? : an exploratory study investigating the identity of Twitter users tweeting about technology and treatments of Prostate and Testicular cancers, and how they frame their discourse.

BELTMAN, B. (2016) The right expression, but the wrong sender? The effects of Self-categorization and Politeness on the receiver of verbal Social control.

Brenneisen, D. (2016) The Performance Implications of Team Cognitive Styles in the Fuzzy Front End of Radical Innovation Processes.

Chikwendu, R.C. (2016) Constructing corruption as a social problem in Nigeria : a content analysis of four Nigerian newspapers.

Elstgeest, G. (2016) Exploring the process of changing psychological safety: The effect of a team-building intervention.

Ferdinandi, Beatrice (2016) Migration and welfare state : analysis of the socio-economic impact of migration on different welfare state models.

Godijk, N.G. (2016) An Integrated Model for the Degree of Rules in Parenting and its Association with Possible Psychiatric Disorders of Children.

Halbesma, C. (2016) Debunking negative stereotypes about older employees : The influence of negative aging meta- and self-stereotypes on older employees’ perceived employability.

Heitmüller, J. (2016) Welfare state attitudes: a theory-based comparison of immigrants and natives.

Hungerland, J. (2016) Racial profiling in policing: An empirical analysis of the relationship between ethnic appearance and youths' encounters with the German police.

Mensing, Birte (2016) ‘Othering’ in the news media : are migrants attacking the ‘Fortress Europe’? A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Effects of the 2015/2016 European ‘Refugee Crisis’ on the Image of the Migrant in the German Speaking Print Media.

Naous, A. (2016) Reconstructing the EU Discourse on Migration: A Cosmopolitan Perspective.

Oosterik, S.R. (2016) From brain drain to brain circulation : attracting high skilled migrants back.

Patzak, Cosima, D. (2016) Does the lone wolf get burnout? : A positive psychology intervention in Dutch nursing homes, examining positive relations and burnout.

Pencheva, Kristiana (2016) To what extent do educational background and work-related experience determine the success of Dutch entrepreneurs?

Prins, J.H. (2016) De bejegening van aangevers en oordelen over de politie bij woninginbraken : een onderzoek naar de invloed van verwachtingen en het politieoptreden op de oordelen die slachtoffers van woninginbraak over de politie hebben.

Schutte, D. (2016) Welbevinden van ouderen in woonzorg centra: De overeenkomst tussen zelfrapportage en beoordelingen van zorgmedewerkers.

Seyfert, Yannik (2016) Illegal cultural commons in the heart of European cultural identity : a case study on illegal cultural commons in the heart of Europe.

Steinert, Anna (2016) From Alleged Failing to a Burden Sharing System? A Newspaper Analysis on the Dublin Procedures in the Syrian Refugee Crisis.

Uludasdemir, Volkan (2016) Creating real democracy by the 15-M movement.

Waldmann, Kaja (2016) The EU : a crisis manager of the external dimension of the refugee crisis?

Weckenbrock, K. (2016) The ENP – A value promoting policy? - The European Neighbourhood Policy as a tool to promote European values in the world.

2015

Baan, A. (2015) Technological citizenship in horizon 2020 : difference and ambivalcence between citizenship under construction in Horizon 2020 and citizenship under construction at iWorkspace, Green Wish and the Uitdaging.

Bergmann, Lisa (2015) The Erasmus program and European identity : does studying abroad foster a feeling of European identity?

Eijsink, C. (2015) The Media Discourse on Roma - Subtle Discrimination towards Ethnic Minorities? The Representation of the Roma in National Newspapers and the Power of Language.

Erp, R.A.L. van (2015) The organization of safety management : implementing high reliability principles in hospitals.

Esch, Maaike Wilhelmina van (2015) De verantwoordelijkheid van de participerende burger.

Giakupian, Mirjam (2015) The German Integration Model : a successful concept to ensure access to education and access to the labor market for refugees?

Gorke, Fabian (2015) Governing the Sharing - Sharing Economy on the Verge of Becoming a Public Policy.

Hegelow, Tobias (2015) CSR in professional football : what are the differences of Bundesliga clubs towards social commitment : a qualitative analysis of Borussia Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg.

Ilieva, Neli (2015) Doing Business at the Bottom of the Pyramid. What are the potential explanatory factors for successful contribution by Multinational Companies that facilitate sustainable development at the BoP? The case of Nestlé.

Kirtas, D (2015) Integration of the second-generation immigrants in the Netherlands.

Klee, Jonas (2015) Corporate Social Responsibility in German Professional Football – A Qualitative Analysis of Social Commit-ment of the Football Clubs Borussia 09 e.V. Dortmund and VfL Wolfsburg Football GmbH.

Magaletta, Michelle (2015) European Identity 2.0? : An analysis of the European Parliament’s communication strategy via social media in the context of European identity building.

Middelesch, J.W. (2015) Welzijn Nieuwe Stijl in de decentralisatie van de jeugdzorg : een onderzoek naar de impact op het dagelijks werk van professionals.

Morsman, L. (2015) Effectief burgerinitiatieven ondersteunen : een realistische evaluatie van de ondersteuning van burgerinitiatieven door initiatievenmakelaars binnen iWorkspace.

Nijenhuis, K. (2015) Impact factors for innovative work behavior in the public sector : the case of the Dutch Fire Department.

Schiel, Fanny (2015) The Phenomenon of the Sharing Economy in Germany: Consumer Motivations for Participating in Collaborative Consumption Schemes.

Wilhelm, Alica (2015) Market segmentation of diabetes type 1 patients as potential consumers of the Artificial Pancreas.

2014

Assmus, Victoria (2014) Chance or Challenge: Is Turkey compatible with the European Union regarding to Geert Hofstede’s Six Dimensions of National Cultures and if yes, in which way? A country comparison between Germany and Turkey based on the data from Geert Hofstede’s Cul-ture and Organizations Theory.

Baysoy, Gabriella (2014) Student loans and debt aversion in Portuguese Higher Education.

Beck, J. (2014) The role of integration policies for migrants’ outcomes in the labour market in Germany, Sweden and the UK.

Deen, Sofie Rosalien (2014) What a way to make a living: A visual approach to the construction of the entrepreneurial identity by Self-Employed Individuals.

Geurts, L.R.M. (2014) The role of a University curriculum design in intercultural sensitivity of students.

Heijnk, Dominik (2014) Opposing the EU - Euroscepticism in Central Europe; A recent phenomenon caused by the denial of Communist legacies?

Krop, S.B.A.M. (2014) Onderzoek naar de gebruiksvoorkeuren in het gebruik van educatieve E-books bij studenten aan de Universiteit Twente.

Mokarram, A.R. (2014) Categorization as the Final Answer to the (European) Globalization and Welfare State Discourse.

Palsma, R.R. (2014) Racist violence: A comparison of Germany and the Netherlands.

Rottwinkel, Eva Maria (2014) The Policing Styles and Unequal Treatment of Minorities in the Netherlands and Germany.

Schneider, C.M. (2014) Euroscepticism in right-wing parties A comparison of three emerging right-wing parties.

Schonewille, Heleen (2014) Privacy, security and cybersurveillance - a content analysis.

Sommer, Niklas David (2014) The Protestors of Gezi Park: Analyzing discursive clashes at the edge of Europe.

Tuinstra, Ids (2014) The compliance of the EU member states with the guidelines in the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies.

2013

Leube, J. (2013) Proactive Policing of Youngsters in Germany: Ethnic Differences.

2006

Schwirner, Sabine (2006) Multiculturalism and successful integration - A capable system or contradiction? A situation analysis of migrants in Germany and France.