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Joery Matthys is Assistant Professor at Institute of Security and Global Affairs

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What if...the United Kingdom invaded the Netherlands?

A hypothetical scenario where former Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, went ahead with his considerations of military options for acquiring AstraZeneca vaccines during the coronavirus pandemic. This post considers the legal implications for this almost unthinkable move.

Joery Matthys • February 21, 2024

Perceptions and Reflections on contemporary policing studies in the Netherlands

In this blogpost we build upon our survey policing studies in The Netherlands to provide a map of researchers in the field of policing studies in the Netherlands and to identify which themes or areas of research are part of this field and what research topics require more attention.

Jasper De Paepe, Joery Matthys and Edwin Bakker • September 29, 2023

The Criminalisation of Safety Deficiencies in Europe

What is the role of criminal law in relation to safety matters? How can criminal negligence or intent be proven in safety-related investigations? The article summarises the seminar discussion organised by the Centre of Expertise on Global Governance and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs.

Dr. Anna Matczak, Joery Matthys and Dillon Ashmore • March 10, 2022

Violence against those that care and protect in the Netherlands

Perhaps it is misleading for a blogpost that presents the findings of a research project on violence against public security, care and safety officials to start with once again repeating a bit of good news that is often overlooked: overall, violent crime has steadily decreased in Western society.

Joery Matthys and Pauline Aarten • March 31, 2021