Videos: Dutch-speaking students dive into WOB legislation

BRUSSELS - 24 / 8 / 2009 - Marco de Lange wrote his dissertation about the WOB for his bachelor in journalism at the Dutch University College Ede. He looks at the history and how it is being used in Belgium and the Netherlands. He also did a WOB/FOIA-request himself. See video - interview below. Nils Dumortier, student of the Flemish University College Artevelde, made a documentary about the WOB legislation in Belgium: How transparent is Belgium after the WOB/FOIA introduction 15 years ago?

Marco de Lange

Source: Onjo.nl - WOBBEN? Een onderzoek en een succes.

Dissertation (only in Dutch) can be downloaded here (pdf, 605 KB).

Nils Dumortier

15 jaar wobben. Afstudeerproject van Nils Dumortier (Arteveldehogeschool Gent) from Pascal Decroos Fund on Vimeo.

Source: 15 jaar wobben - Dissertation Nils Dumortier

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