Category: Dutch Politics

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Dutch Politics, Whither Europe?

Het verzet tegen het uitroepen van een asielcrisis als mogelijke bijdrage aan slecht bestuur

Hans-Martien ten Napel

Bij het verzet tegen het uitroepen van een asielcrisis dreigt (onbedoeld? onbewust?) iets niet helemaal goed te gaan. Tegen de inbreng van bepaalde ambtenaren, media, partijen, wetenschappers, etc. kunnen de nodige bedenkingen worden ingebracht, juist vanuit de uitgangspunten van democratie en rechtsstaat waarop zij zich bij hun verzet beroepen. Afgelopen week verschenen tenminste twee bijdragen,… Continue reading Het verzet tegen het uitroepen van een asielcrisis als mogelijke bijdrage aan slecht bestuur

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Dutch Politics, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Lecture, 2024 Sedes Sapientiae Symposium on Mary and political philosophy

Hans-Martien ten Napel

I look forward to speaking during the above symposium. 'After the initial symposium on philosophising in Mary in general, the 2024 edition will focus on one particular area where philosophising in Mary might bear fruit: political philosophy. For, in 2017, Pope Benedict XVI had noted the following:  “The contrast between the concepts of the radically atheistic state… Continue reading Lecture, 2024 Sedes Sapientiae Symposium on Mary and political philosophy

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Dutch Politics, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Chapter on ‘The State of Western Constitutionalism: An Alternative Problem Analysis and Solution Direction’

Hans-Martien ten Napel

I enjoyed contributing to the volume Law and Morality Revisited, which appeared last July and was edited by Jasper Doomen (Open University), Afshin Ellian, and Gelijn Molier (Leiden University). My contribution, written in 2023 and based on a guest lecture in January of that year, is titled: ‘The State of Western Constitutionalism: An Alternative Problem Analysis… Continue reading Chapter on ‘The State of Western Constitutionalism: An Alternative Problem Analysis and Solution Direction’

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Dutch Politics, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Press Release, “Hans-Martien ten Napel publishes a volume on democracy as a cultural phenomenon”

Hans-Martien ten Napel

Hans-Martien ten Napel recently published a volume with Routledge, Culture, Secularization, and Democracy; Lessons from Alexis de Tocqueville, co-edited with Prof. Sophie van Bijsterveld (Radboud University Nijmegen). The volume is a sequel to the earlier Dutch-language, and Netherlands-focused, volume Een nieuwe politieke formule. Ideeën voor staat en samenleving geïnspireerd door Alexis de Tocqueville (A New Political Formula: Ideas for… Continue reading Press Release, “Hans-Martien ten Napel publishes a volume on democracy as a cultural phenomenon”

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Dutch Politics, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Interview over religie, overheid en politiek

Hans-Martien ten Napel

Vorige maand had ik een anderhalf uur durend gesprek over religie, overheid en politiek met de voorzitter van het Custodes Instituut, de heer Roan A. Asselman. Het interview is inmiddels in twee delen verschenen. Het eerste deel, dat een historisch en actueel overzicht geeft van de christelijke partijpolitiek in Nederland, is hier raadpleegbaar: https://custodes.be/2024/06/21/prof-hans-martien-ten-napel-leiden-over-religie-overheid-en-politiek-1-2/. Het… Continue reading Interview over religie, overheid en politiek

Comparative Constitutional Law, Dutch Politics, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Substack, “Meeting Päivi Räsänen”

Hans-Martien ten Napel

During her recent visit to the Netherlands, I had the opportunity, with others, to meet Päivi Räsänen. Ms. Räsänen is the Finnish parliamentarian and former Interior Minister against whom legal proceedings have been pending for five years because of a ‘Bible tweet’, among other things. Read more about it here.

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Dutch Politics, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Substack, “Among the Protestants”

Hans-Martien ten Napel

The Center for Public Justice has now made the recording and text of the 27th annual Kuyper lecture available on its website, which I had the privilege of giving earlier this month at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI. My lecture was titled “In Search of the Radical Middle-Navigating Populism and Progressivism.” I am happy to refer anyone interested in this… Continue reading Substack, “Among the Protestants”

Dutch Politics, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

Artikel, “Het CDA in de progressief-liberale val”

Hans-Martien ten Napel

Een jaar geleden verscheen bovenstaand artikel in CDV, het kwartaaltijdschrift van het Wetenschappelijk Instituut voor het CDA. Het is inmiddels vrij raadpleegbaar. De redactionele aankondiging ervan luidt als volgt: "Om de moeilijke situatie waarin het CDA zich bevindt het hoofd te bieden, moet de partij zich afvragen of ze niet in een progressief-liberale val is… Continue reading Artikel, “Het CDA in de progressief-liberale val”

Comparative Constitutional Law, Democracy, Dutch Politics, Law and Religion, Public Theology, Religion and Politics, Whither Europe?

CPJ’s 2024 Kuyper Lecturer

Hans-Martien ten Napel

I am honored to have been invited to serve as the Center for Public Justice's 2024 Kuyper Lecturer. The topic of the lecture, which will take place early next month at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI, is: 'In Search of the Radical Middle: Navigating Populism and Progressivism.' Co-referees will be Ruth Melkonian-Hoover, Ph.D., Professor… Continue reading CPJ’s 2024 Kuyper Lecturer

Democracy, Dutch Politics

Dutch democracy: A sinking ship?

Hans-Martien ten Napel

By request, I am now making the article below, which appeared on the Flemish news site Doorbraak on March 2, also available in English. By chance, I recently came across a blog post I wrote about the state of Dutch democracy after the 2017 Lower House elections. In these elections, Geert Wilders’ populist Party for… Continue reading Dutch democracy: A sinking ship?