Saskia Hollander
Saskia Hollander works as a research editor for The Broker. She is also writing her PhD.-thesis on direct democratic reform in Europe. She has co-edited the book Creative Crises of Democracy and wrote several articles on democratisation, political participation and transnational democracy. Previously, she worked at the Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV) and the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR). Saskia studied political science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. During her studies, she was member of the university’s working group of Amnesty International and member of the Dutch Third Chamber in 2007. Saskia has a broad field of interests, including democratization, political economy, transnational cooperation and Europeanization.
Lessons learned from the MDGs
Saskia Hollander, Cheshta Panday | May 07, 2013
The deadline for the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is approaching. A number of actors from the UN, regional organizations, academia, the private sector and civil society are involved in drawing up a post-2015 framework, which...
Water access crucial for development
Saskia Hollander, Karlijn Muiderman | March 27, 2013
The UN’s two-day event on water issued a call for a Post-2015 development framework that is less fragmented than the process of formulating the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and is integrated with the sustainable development agenda. So far,...
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Using water wisely
Saskia Hollander, Karlijn Muiderman | March 26, 2013
The contributors to ‘Prioritising Water’ offered a wide range of sometimes detailed recommendations on how the post-2015 agenda should address the key challenges discussed during the debate. Below we take a look at these recommendations in the con...
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2015: And now water?
Karlijn Muiderman, Saskia Hollander | March 26, 2013
In two years’ time, the MDGs will come to an end. They will be replaced by a new post-2015 development agenda, which will set new global development targets. The Broker online debate 'Prioritising water after 2015’ has made a strong plea to r...
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A multisectoral water agenda
Saskia Hollander | February 06, 2013
Due to the relationship between water and current global challenges, such as global trade regulation, food and energy security, environmental sustainability and conflict resolution, the formulation of the post-2015 development goals requires a coh...
Our dossier on water
Saskia Hollander | 04 February 2013
The Broker is launching an online consultation on the role of water in the soon to be determined post-2015 development agenda. This consultation will bring together a range of inspiring people from different backgrounds – including academics, entr...
