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Prof. dr. M.A.H. van der Woude LL.M. Msc. is Professor of Sociology of Law at The Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Development

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Are the Dutch complacent compliers? The interplay between COVID-19 regulations and the sociolegal domain

Compliance has been key in stopping the spread of COVID-19, but there is a fine line between compliance and complacency. If this line becomes blurred, what are the implications beyond the scope of the pandemic?

Julia Rootenberg, Danielle Chevalier and Maartje van der Woude • May 21, 2021

Ending the zero-sum game through public engagement

Debates on crime, migration and borders seem to be in dire need of academic – nuanced, factual and reflective – input. While reflecting on the difficulties in doing so, this blog calls for more academic action.

Maartje van der Woude • August 24, 2017

A bridge over Schengen’s troubled borders

In June 2017, the Court of Justice for the EU issued a decision on the activities the German Bundespolizei was deploying in the French-German border area. Were these activities Schengen-proof police checks or permanent border checks in disguise?

Maartje van der Woude • August 07, 2017 • 3 comments

Studying outside the box of legal logic: Law & Society research

The interaction between law & society is something that is not necessarily studied by legal scholars. Socio-legal research explicitly addresses this interaction by adopting an external approach.

Maartje van der Woude • August 31, 2016 • 1 comment

Ensuring that you are not a dangerous ‘other’

In current times, fear of terrorism seems to be conflated with the fear of potential dangerous others. This seems to have created a social climate in which suspect communities, such as Sikhs, feel the need to prove they respect and share Western values.

Maartje van der Woude • May 13, 2016

Breaking Baltimore’s cradle to prison pipeline

The cradle to prison pipeline in West Baltimore is painfully real. Recreational centres might be key to breaking the pipeline.

Maartje van der Woude • March 05, 2016 • 1 comment

Lessons from Freddie Gray's Baltimore

The death of the 25-year-old African American Freddie Gray is predominantly associated with police racism and police brutality. The reality of social toxicity and structural violence is disturbingly more complicated.

Maartje van der Woude • February 17, 2016 • 3 comments

The Dutch Response to the Refugee Crisis

In the wake of the refugee crisis many countries in the EU seem to be struggling in finding a proper response to the influx of migrants coming to the Continent. To what extent is the Dutch response putting Schengen in the pressure-cooker?

Maartje van der Woude • September 15, 2015 • 4 comments

On discretion and the necessity of interdisciplinary research

To fully grasp the complexity of many criminal justice matters, much research would benefit from closer ties between legal and empirical scholarship. By exploring the concept of discretion this blog makes a claim for more interdisciplinary research.

Maartje van der Woude • April 15, 2015 • 1 comment