Profiling the welfare state: upholding or updating human rights standards? A case study of the Netherlands

dc.contributor.advisor Dumont, Daniel
dc.contributor.author Hijmans, Nelleke
dc.date.accessioned 2017-08-16T12:52:53Z
dc.date.available 2017-08-16T12:52:53Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.description Second semester University: Université Libre de Bruxelles en_US
dc.description.abstract This thesis investigates the use of profiling as a fraud enforcement instrument in the execution of the participation law, the law which regulates the ‘bijstand’ in The Netherlands, a form of social benefits. Taking a social science approach, we conducted elite-interviewing in 13 Dutch municipalities. Fraud enforcement officers were interviewed on the extent to which and the way in which they profile. We found a large amount of profiling instruments that were, have been or will be used, ranging from the most basic human profiling to very advanced Big Data systems. The way in which these instruments are applied and valued as a tool also greatly differs, though municipalities were unanimous in their disappointment in the tool. With regards to human rights the most prominent risks were found to be risks of discrimination, privacy, and the right to a fair trail, specifically the principle of innocence until proven guilty. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/20.500.11825/175
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.25330/2264
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.relation.hasversion Global Campus Europe-EMA awarded thesis 2015/2016: https://doi.org/20.500.11825/250
dc.relation.ispartofseries EMA theses 2015/2016;28
dc.subject discrimination en_US
dc.subject fair trial en_US
dc.subject human rights en_US
dc.subject law enforcement en_US
dc.subject right of privacy en_US
dc.subject technological innovations en_US
dc.subject welfare fraud en_US
dc.subject The Netherlands en_US
dc.subject welfare state en_US
dc.title Profiling the welfare state: upholding or updating human rights standards? A case study of the Netherlands en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
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