Curriculum Vitae Dr. Karien Dekker

Curriculum Vitae Dr. Karien Dekker Abraham Keerstraat 11 3523 KM Utrecht, The Netherlands Tel: (31) 30 288 5581 Mobile: (31) 648 272 892 E-mail: kariendekker@telfort.nl Date of Birth: 10 May 1972 Female Married, 2 children (1996, 1998) Education 2010 Educational Leadership (Onderwijskundig Leiderschap), Centre of Excellence in University Teaching (CEUT), Utrecht University, the Netherlands 2007 Basic Teaching Qualification (Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs) Social Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands 2006 PhD degree in Social Geography, Utrecht University, the Netherlands 1996 Masters degree in Social Geography, Utrecht University, the Netherlands 1990 VWO exam (equivalent to A-levels) Thorbecke Scholengemeenschap Zwolle, the Netherlands Career 2013 - Lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands and at the University College, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Supporting Education Educational innovations in the bachelor Sociology: Integration of projects enhancing ownership among course coordinators. Orientation on the Labour Market / Arbeidsmarktorientatie (BA) Ethics in the curriculum / Leerlijn ethiek (BA/MA) Honours programme / Honours programma (BA) Examination programme / Toetsplan (BA/MA/Faculty Social Sciences) Teaching Sociale problemen / Social Problems (BA1) Beleid- en Evaluatieonderzoek / Policy and Evaluation Research (BA2) Masterthesis (MA) Research Research themes: educational achievement, community participation, neighbourhood development, policy analysis, social cohesion, participation. 2011-2013 Head Master of two primary schools, IJsselstein/Vleuten, The Netherlands. I had the overall responsibility for the educational programme, policy and organizational development, financial balance, housing, managing 35 team members, internal and external communication and cooperation. 2006-2011 Assistant professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands (permanent position). 1

Teaching Graduate teaching: Master theses (honours students and regular students) on civic participation, participation of ethnic minorities, governance in urban areas, trust in multiethnic neighbourhoods, development of extreme right. PhD supervision Masters Course: Policy Research and Policy Advice o Students learn how to perform a meta-analysis or a literature review, based on existing policy evaluations, enabling them to draw more general conclusions on the effectiveness of policy interventions. Students write a policy advice based on their own meta-analysis. Undergraduate teaching: All undergraduate courses where taught using the online teaching environment Blackboard Social Problems: An introduction into Sociology (BA1) Social Steering of the Netherlands (BA1) Tutor of BA1 and pre-master students Methods and Techniques (BA1) Policy and Evaluation Research (BA3) o We teach students how they can perform an effect, process or realistic evaluation within daily professional practice. Students also learn how to discern good from bad research designs. I coordinated this course and gave the lectures. An interdisciplinary team of five teachers gave the tutorials. The 250 students come from all faculties of the university and hence have very different backgrounds. Bachelor theses (BA3) Off campus teaching: Minor Social Sciences for Economy Students: 'Policy and Evaluation Research' (BA3) Research Research themes: neighbourhood development, policy analysis, social cohesion, participation, tolerance, discrimination, ethnic diversity. Research projects: 2010-2011 "Neighbourhood Deprivation, Exit, and Voice: Searching for Mechanisms of Decline." Veni Grant, funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). o This project focused on the relation between civic behaviour and neighbourhood development. What do residents do when their neighbourhood declines? Who leaves, who waits and who takes action? How do combinations of ethnic groups in the neighbourhood influence the residents reactions? 2006-2008 "With or without social organisation? A comparative study into the mobilizing and intermediary role of the local social infrastructure in governance processes. Funded by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) and STIP/NICIS. o This project focused on the question to what extent effectiveness, sustainability and representation of processes in coproduction in cities can be positively influenced by civic organizations. 2

Supporting Education 2011 Project manager of the project 'Study success of talented students, in everyone's interest'. This project aimed to enhance the study success of first generation students (like immigrant students and students from a working class background) at the Faculty of Social Sciences (UU). 2010-2011 Acquisition and Project management of the SURF project 'Study Choice Interviews'. o This project experimented with different kinds of study choice interviews for high school students choosing a major in their Bachelors. The aim was to help prospective students to make the right choice. 2010-2011 Chair of the committee evaluating the tutoring system at the Faculty of Social Sciences. o This project investigated which activities, under the heading 'Tutoring' were undertaken within the Faculty of Social Sciences (UU) and which of these activities can be labeled as 'best practice'. 2001-2006 Researcher at the Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Graduate teaching Master theses Research 2003-2005 PhD thesis Governance as Glue: Urban Governance and Social Cohesion in Post WWII Neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Promotor: Prof. Ronald van Kempen, co-promotor Dr. Gideon Bolt. o This research focused on the best circumstances to create social cohesion in deprived post-war neighbourhoods, the evaluation of the effect of governance practices, and providing insight into the relation between social cohesion and urban governance. 2001-2003 Junior researcher of the UGIS project (Urban Governance, Social Inclusion and Urban Sustainability) financed within the EU Fifth Framework. o This research, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Jan Vranken (Antwerp University) studied the effect of policy programmes on (1) social inclusion in deprived neighbourhoods (2) sustainability in cities (3) the relation with urban governance. Supporting Research 2002-2005 Project manager of the RESTATE project (Restructuring Large Scale Housing Estates in Europe) funded within the EU Fifth Framework Programme. o It was my responsibility, together with the coordinator and the 12 partners in 10 countries, to design the study and to ensure that responsibilities were clear and deadlines were met. I was responsible for reporting. 1999-2001 1998-1999 1997-1998 Project manager at Wonen & Milieu, a consultancy company specialised in projects on residential development and neighbourhood engagement. Junior project manager at the Department of Urban Development, City of Utrecht, the Netherlands. Junior researcher at the Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, the 3

Netherlands. Research topics were (1) travel behaviour patterns (2) neighbourhood attachment. 1993-1996 Several student-assistant jobs, such as teaching students in fieldwork and statistics. Grants and subsidies 2009 74.000 teaching grant awarded by SURF and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. Study choice interviews; what is successful? 2009 Veni grant of 250.000 awarded by Dutch Science Foundation (NWO). 'Neighbourhood Deprivation, Exit, and Voice: Searching for Mechanisms of Decline'. 2007 Evaluation of the cooperation between the four big cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Utrecht) in influencing Dutch politics. 30.000 Other academic experience 2011 2010 Organising three sessions on neighbourhood effects at the RC21 conference in Amsterdam. Organising a symposium on causes and consequences of social behavior and relations in neighborhoods with Prof. Jürgen Friedrichs as invited speaker. 2010 Initiator of the network Researchers into participation Netherlands. 2009 Member of the working group "Betrokkenheid Loont!". Forum instituut voor multiculturele ontwikkeling/ministerie van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer. Publication: Betrokkenheid loont: Handreiking voor het verhogen van de participatie van nieuwe Nederlanders. VROM, Den Haag. 2008 Organising a national NICIS study meeting 'Coproduction in the neighbourhood'. 6 November 2008 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. 2005 Member of the organisational board of the RESTATE conference Restructuring large housing estates in Europe: Policies, practices and perspectives. 19-21 May 2005 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. 2005 Organising aseminar on social cohesion and social capital in urban neighbourhoods, with Prof. Ade Kearns as visiting professor. 16 March 2005 in Utrecht, the Netherlands. 2003-2005 Member of the Housing platform of housing corporation Mitros in Utrecht, the Netherlands. Other non-academic experience 2006-2009 Chair of the 'participation council of primary school 'De Klim' in Utrecht. 1996-2002 Accountant of the board, several committees and voluntary work at day care centre De Bombardon, a day care centre based on parent participation in Utrecht, the Netherlands. 1995 Six months of fieldwork for my Masters thesis in Indonesia, cooperation with Universitas Hassanuddin, Ujung Pandang, Indonesia. 1990-1991 AFS Intercultural exchanges: a year of living and learning in Indonesia, Ujung Pandang, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Hobbies Yoga, gardening, cycling. Publications Karien Dekker Journal articles (English) 4

Bakker, L. and K. Dekker (2012), Social trust in urban neighbourhoods, the effect of relative ethnic group position. Urban Studies, 49 (10), p. 2031-2048. Dekker, K. and D. Varady (2011) A comparison of Dutch and US public housing regeneration planning: the similarity grows? Urban Research and Practice, 4 (2) p. 123-152. Dekker, K., De Vos, S., Musterd, S. and Van Kempen, R. (2011) Residential Satisfaction in European Housing Estates: A Multilevel Research Approach. Housing Studies, 26 (4) p. 479-500. Dekker, K., B. Völker, H. Lelieveldt, R. Torenvlied, (2010) Civic engagement in urban neighborhoods: Does the network of civic organizations influence participation in neighborhood governance? Journal of Urban Affairs, 32 (5), p. 609-632. Filipovic, M. and K. Dekker (2009) Old habits die hard? Neighborhood participation in post-wwii neighborhoods in Slovenia and the Netherland, Cities, 26 (3), p. 148-157. Lelieveldt, H., Dekker, K., Torenvlied, R., Völker, B. (2009) Civic organizations as political actors. Mapping and predicting the involvement of civic organizations in neighborhood problemsolving and co-production. Urban Affairs Review 45 (1), p. 3-24. Dekker, K. and R. van Kempen (2009), Participation, social cohesion and the challenges of the governance process. An analysis of a post-wwii neighbourhood in the Netherlands. In: European Planning Studies 17 (1), p. 109-130. Dekker, K. and R. Van Kempen (2008). "Places and participation: Comparing resident participation in post-wwii neighborhoods in Northwest, Central and Southern Europe." Journal of Urban Affairs 30(1): 63-86. Dekker, K. (2007), Social capital, neighbourhood attachment and participation in distressed urban areas: a case study in The Hague and Utrecht, the Netherlands. In: Housing Studies, 22 (3), p. 335-380. Dekker, K. and G. Bolt (2005), Social cohesion in post war estates in the Netherlands: Differences between social-economic and ethnic groups. In: Urban Studies, 42 (12), p. 2447-2470. Dekker, K. and R. Van Kempen (2004), Urban governance within the Big Cities Policy. In: Cities, 21 (2), p. 109-117. Dekker, K. and R. Van Kempen (2004), Large housing estates in Europe: current situation and developments. In: Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 95 (5), p. 570-577. PhD Thesis (English) K. Dekker (2006), Governance as glue: Urban governance and social cohesion in Post-WWII neighbourhoods in the Netherlands. Utrecht: Netherlands Geographical Studies. Books (English) Van Kempen, R., K. Dekker, S. Hall and I. Tosics (Eds.) (2005), Restructuring large housing estates in Europe. Bristol: The Policy Press. Chapters in refereed books (English and Dutch) Dekker, K. (2013), Testing the racial proxy hypothesis: What is it that residents don't like about their neighbourhood? In: M. Van Ham, D. Manley, N. Bailey, L. Simpson, D. Maclennan (Eds) Understanding neighbourhood dynamics: New insights for neighbourhood effects research, Springer, Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London, p. 225-254. Dekker, K. (2009), Problem analyzes and policy solutions in early post-war neighbourhoods. In: D. Czischke (Ed), Urban Regeneration in Europe: The Place of Social Housing in Integrated Urban Policies. European Social Housing Observatory: Brussels, p. 25-35. Dekker, K., R. Torenvlied, B. Völker, H. Lelieveldt (2009), Explaining the Role of Civic Organisations in Neighbourhood Coproduction. In: F. Hendriks, J.W. Duyvendak, and M. Van Niekerk (Eds) City in Sight: Dutch Dealings with Urban Change, Amsterdam University Press, p. 223-247. 5

Van Kempen, R. and K. Dekker (2009), Explanations for development of Large Housing Estates in North-western European Cities. In: K. De Boyser, C. Dewilde, D. Dierckx, J. Friedrichs (Eds) Between the Social and the Spatial: Exploring the Multiple Dimensions of Poverty and Social Exclusion. Ashgate Publishers, Surrey, p. 197-216. Dekker, K. and R. Van Kempen (2009) Resident satisfaction in post-wwii housing estates. In: Rowlands, R., Van Kempen, R. and Musterd, S., Mass Housing in Europe: Multiple Faces of Development, Change & Response. Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire and New York, p. 53-76. Dekker, K. and M. Filipovic (2009) Effects of physical measures on social cohesion: Case studies in the Netherlands and Slovenia. In: Rowlands, R., Van Kempen, R. and Musterd, S., Mass Housing in Europe: Multiple Faces of Development, Change & Response. Palgrave Macmillan, Hampshire and New York, p. 157-190. K. Dekker (2009) Policy measures to tackle urban regeneration in early post-war neighbourhoods: A reflection from the Netherlands. In: D. Czischke, Urban Regeneration in Europe: The place of social housing in integrated urban policies, current perspectives. CECODHAS European Social Housing Observatory, Brussels, p. 25-34. Bolt, G. and K. Dekker (2007), sociale cohesie in de buurt: verschillen naar etniciteit en sociaaleconomische status. In: S. Musterd en R. van Kempen (Eds.), De stadsbuurt: ontwikkeling en betekenis, p. 83-94. Assen: Van Gorkum. Dekker, K., S. Hall, R. Van Kempen and I. Tosics (2005), Restructuring large housing estates in European cities: An introduction. In: R. Van Kempen, K. Dekker, S. Hall and I. Tosics (Eds.) Restructuring Large Housing Estates in Europe, p. 1-18. Bristol: The Policy Press. Dekker, K. and R. Van Kempen (2005), Large housing estates in Europe: A contemporary overview. In: R. Van Kempen, K. Dekker, S. Hall and I. Tosics (Eds.), Restructuring Large Housing Estates in Europe, p. 19-46. Bristol: The Policy Press. Dekker, K. and R. Rowlands (2005), Tackling social cohesion in ethnically diverse estates. In: Van Kempen, R., K. Dekker, S. Hall and I. Tosics (Eds.), Restructuring Large Housing Estates in Europe, p. 105-126. Bristol: The Policy Press. Hall, S., R. Van Kempen, I. Tosics and K. Dekker (2005), Conclusions. In: R. Van Kempen, K. Dekker, S. Hall and I. Tosics, Restructuring Large Housing Estates in Europe, p.341-361. Bristol: The Policy Press. Beaumont, J., J. Burgers, K. Dekker, T. Dukes, S. Musterd, R. Staring and R. Van Kempen (2003), Urban Policies in The Netherlands. In: P. De Decker, J. Vranken, J. Beaumont and I. Van Nieuwenhuyze, On the Origins of Urban Development Programmes in Nine European Countries, p. 119-136. Antwerpen-Apeldoorn: Garant. PhD supervision Esther Havekes, MSc, (2009- ) Presented international conference papers (English) Dekker, K. and R. Kleinhans (2010) Forced relocation: Reason for dissatisfaction with the dwelling and the neighbourhood? Paper presented at the Conference on Neighbourhood Restructuring & Resident Relocation, 4-5 November 2010, Delft, The Netherlands. Havekes, E., K. Dekker and M. Coenders (2010) Interethnic attitudes in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods: a multigroup approach. Paper presented at the ISA Conference 2010, Gothenburg, 11-17 July 2010, RC 21: Urban Sociology on the Move (session 12) Dekker, K. (2010) Testing the racial proxy hypothesis: What is it that residents don t like about their neighbourhood? Paper presented at the European Network for Housing Research Conference, Istanbul, 3-7 July 2010 Dekker, K. and D. Varady, Public and Social Housing Regeneration in the US and the Netherlands Compared. Paper presented at the European Network for Housing Research Conference, The Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, July 1 2009. 6

Dekker, K., Torenvlied, R., Lelieveldt, H., Völker, B. "We're involved" "No, you're not" Explanations for different perceptions on involvement of civic organizations in neighborhood governance. Paper presented at the Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United States of America, March 7 2009. Dekker, K., Völker, B., Lelieveldt, H., Torenvlied, R. Does the network of civic organizations influence participation in neighbourhood governance?. Paper presented at the ENHR conference in Dublin, Ireland, July 2008 and at the ASNA conference in Zurich, Switzerland, September 2008. Dekker, K., Völker, B., Lelieveldt, H., Torenvlied, R. Does the network of civic organizations influence participation in neighbourhood governance?. Paper presented at the ENHR conference in Dublin, Ireland, July 2008 Dekker, K. and G. Bolt (2007) Exit, Voice and Loyalty: Resident's responses to neighbourhood decline. Paper presented at the EURA conference in Glasgow, Scotland, September 2007. Filipovic, M. and K. Dekker (2007) Old habits die hard? Neighbourhood participation in Slovenia and the Netherlands. Paper presented at the ENHR conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 2007. Dekker, K., S. Musterd and R. van Kempen (2007) Explaining differentials in housing and neighbourhood satisfaction in post-wwii large housing estates in European cities. Paper presented at the ENHR conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 2007. Dekker, K. and R. van Kempen (2006) Neighbourhood differences in participation: Comparing post-wwii neighbourhoods in Eastern, Western and Southern Europe. Paper presented at the ENHR conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia, July 2005. Dekker, K. and R. van Kempen (2005) The impact of urban governance arrangements on social cohesion: participation as intermediary factor. Paper presented at the ERSA conference Amsterdam, August 2005. Dekker, K. and G. Bolt (2004), Social cohesion in heterogeneous neighbourhoods in the Netherlands: the cases of Bouwlust and Hoograven. Paper presented at the Cities Futures conference in Chicago, July 2004. Dekker, K. and R. Van Kempen (2003), Governance arrangements focusing on social cohesion - The Big Cities Policies in The Hague, the Netherlands. Paper presented at the EURA- EUROCITIES conference in Budapest, August 2003. Dekker, K. and R. Van Kempen (2002), Urban Governance within the Big Cities Policy. Paper presented at the ENHR conference in Vienna, June 2002. Presented national conference papers Dekker, K. and H. Lelieveldt (2009). Met of Zonder Middenveld? Maatschappelijke organisaties als brug tussen burger en overheid bij de aanpak van buurtproblemen. Poster presentation at the STIP conference, NICIS institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 13 2009. Dekker, K., Torenvlied, R., Lelieveldt, H., Völker, B. "We're involved" "No, you're not" Explanations for different perceptions on involvement of civic organizations in neighborhood governance. Paper presented at the Dag van de Sociologie, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 11, 2009. Dekker, K., Völker, B., Lelieveldt, H., Torenvlied, R. Does the network of civic organizations influence participation in neighbourhood governance?. Paper presented at the sociologische dagen, mei 2008. Lelieveldt, H. and K. Dekker (2006) Maatschappelijk middenveld, co-productie en de spanning tussen representativiteit en effectiviteit bij de aanpak van buurtproblemen', sociologische dagen, 8 juni 2006. Societal Engagement Reports (English & Dutch) 7

Dekker, K., R. Torenvlied, H. Lelieveldt, B. Völker (2010) Coproductie: Samenwerking van de lokale overheid met maatschappelijke organisaties in de buurt. Den Haag: NICIS. Lippe, T. van der, K. Dekker, and R. Gärtner (2008). Imago en identiteit van de G4: een verkennend onderzoek naar de behoefte aan branding van de G4. Utrecht: Universiteit Utrecht. Dekker, K. and H. Lelieveldt (2008). Het middenveld in de buurt: acht stadswijken nader bekeken. The Hague, Netherlands Institute for City Innovation Studies. Dekker, K. and Lelieveldt, H.T. (2006) Rapportage inventarisatie onderzoekswijken. Dekker, K., J. Beaumont and R. Van Kempen (2002), Urban Development Programmes in the Hague, a Preliminary Assessment. Urban Research Centre Utrecht, Utrecht. Beaumont, J., J. Burgers, K. Dekker, T. Dukes, S. Den Hoedt and R. Staring (2002), Urban Governance, Social Inclusion and Sustainability, the Cross Evaluation Report on the Netherlands. UGIS publication, Antwerpen. Other publications (English and Dutch) Dekker, K. (2010), De kunst van het stijgen. In: MO/Samenlevingsopbouw, 29, 226, pp. 46-47. Lelieveldt, H. en K. Dekker (2006), Interactieve wijkaanpak moeilijk zonder middenveld. In: City journal 4, p. 20-25, juli 2006. Dekker, K., R. van Kempen and T. Knorr-Siedow (2006), Qualities and problems. In: R. van Kempen, A. Murie, T. Knorr-Siedow and I. Tosics, Regenerating Large Housing Estates in Europe: A Guide to Better Practice, p. 19-28. Utrecht: Urban and Regional research centre Utrecht. Van Kempen, R. and K. Dekker (2006), Involving minority ethnic groups. In: R. van Kempen, A. Murie, T. Knorr-Siedow and I. Tosics, Regenerating Large Housing Estates in Europe: A Guide to Better Practice, p. 83-92. Utrecht: Urban and Regional research centre Utrecht. Rowlands, R. and K. Dekker (2006), Improving social cohesion. In: R. van Kempen, A. Murie, T. Knorr-Siedow and I. Tosics, Regenerating Large Housing Estates in Europe: A Guide to Better Practice, p. 131-138. Utrecht: Urban and Regional research centre Utrecht. Van Kempen, R. and K. Dekker (2006) De Bijlmer is misschien wel een beetje Berlijn. In: Van Polderen Naar Verbinden: De Collectieve Winst van Vernieuwend Ruimtegebruik, p. 76-77. Gouda: Habiforum. Dekker, K. (2005), Gemengde wijken, tevreden bewoners. In: Ruimte in Debat, 5, p. 20-21 Dekker, K. (2004), Herstructurering leidt niet tot sociale cohesie. In: Mitros Forum, Maart, 2. Dekker, K. (2003), Beteiligung an Enscheidungsprozessen in den Niederlanden: "Big Cities Policy" in Den Haag. In: Soziale Stadt 14, p.12-13. Dekker, K. (2003), De hoogste dichtheid van buurtcentra in Europa. In: Agora 19 (1), p.39-42. Dekker, K. (2003), Participation in decision-making in the Netherlands: The Big Cities Policy in the Hague. In: Soziale Stadt 14, p.14-15. Key-note speech / public lectures / invited speeches Dekker, K. (2013) The Dutch educational system: Jenaplan. 24 October 2013, Japanese Study Mission to Europe on Labor and Management 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Chobu Productivity Center, Japan. Dekker, K (2011) Community participation in neighbourhood restructuring. Final Conference of Suburban Redevelopment Programme 2008-2011, 29 November 2011, Ministry of the Environment, Helsinki, Finland. Dekker, K. (2010) Policy evaluation in the urban reality. Lector Sjaak Khonraad, Expertisecentre on Safety, AVANS College, Den Bosch, The Netherlands. Dekker, K. (2010) Testing the racial proxy hypothesis: What is it that residents don t like about their neighbourhood? Neighbourhood effects seminar, 8-9 September 2010, Manchester Business School, Manchester, UK. 8

Dekker, K. (2009) Doelen en Maatregelen in de Herstructurering. Debat: Location, location, location: Bewoners, herstructurering en succes, 13 May 2009, Aorta, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Dekker, K. (2007) Social housing in the Netherlands: problems and opportunities, 3-5 December 2007, Lyon, France. Dekker, K. (2007) FRA seminar on data collection in the field of anti-discrimination. 5-6 November 2007, Istanbul, Turkey. Dekker, K. (2006) Member of discussion panel, alumni-meeting 16th of October 2006 "Stedenbouw en identiteit in een multiculturele woonomgeving" Dekker, K. (2006) Member of discussion panel, Aorta debate 18th May 2006, Nieuwe ronden, nieuwe kansen Dekker, K. (2006) Diversiteit in participatie-processen, 9th of December 2006, Politiek Vrouwennetwerk Limburg, Roermond. Dekker, K. (2006) Diversiteit in bewonersparticipatie bij herstructurering, 19th of October 2006, Osmose expert-meeting, Arnhem. Dekker, K. (2005) RESTATE: Restructuring large housing estates in Europe: lessen voor de ontwikkeling van na-oorlogse wijken. Key-note speech on the Poseidon conference "Vooruitgang in Achterstand", 17 November 2005, Amsterdam. Book reviews Kaplan, D.H. and Weil Li (Eds), Landscapes of the Urban Economy. Review in: Journal of Urban Affairs, 31, 3, pp. 371. Harris Beider (ed), Neighbourhood Renewal & Housing Markets: Community Engagement in the US & UK. Review in: Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 23, 3, pp: 249-251. Courses taught externally K. Dekker (2010) Beleidsevaluatie in de stedelijke praktijk. Invitation from Expertisecentrum Veiligheid, AVANS Hogeschool, Den Bosch, the Netherlands, April 22, 2010. K. Dekker and A. Oosterwaal (2009) Evaluatie in een multi-culturele context. Invitation from FORUM instituut voor Multi-culturele ontwikkeling, Utrecht, the Netherlands, November 25, 2009. Other Activities Advisory Committees Werkgroep Betrokkenheid Loont: Handreiking voor het verhogen van de participatie van nieuwe Nederlanders. Ministerie van Volkshuisvesting, Ruimtelijke Ordening en Milieubeheer, Wonen Wijken en Integratie/FORUM servicecentrum integratie, 2010. Member of the scientific board of the Self Evaluation of the Big Cities Policy, city of The Hague, 2007. Opponent at PhD Defense Defense of Pål Castell (2010), Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden. Title of the dissertation: Managing yards and togetherness: Living conditions and social robustness through tenant involvement in open space management. 9