Qualitative Materials on Cross-Sector Collaboration in Dutch Neighborhoods

Three Dutch municipalities are the focus of this qualitative research dataset supporting the publication “Samen Werken aan Sterke Wijken”. The dataset contains policy documents, interviews, ripple effect mapping sessions, and observations collected by author H. Broekhuizen. It was last updated on 2026-05-19.

Use Cases

• Analyzing policy discourse and framing based on the 25 policy documents.
• Studying stakeholder perspectives and barriers to collaboration based on the 23 interviews.
• Mapping outcomes and impacts of community initiatives based on the 3 ripple effect mapping sessions.
• Observing participatory processes and interactions in neighborhood settings based on the 113 observations.

Strengths

• Contains 25 policy documents providing context for formal governance structures.
• Includes 23 interviews offering in-depth stakeholder perspectives.
• Features 113 observations of participatory processes and events.
• Covers three distinct municipalities, allowing for comparative analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and institutional bias inherent to the three studied municipalities.

Provenance

Source

H. Broekhuizen, DANS Data Station Social Sciences and Humanities Collection

Collection Method

Qualitative research methods including document analysis, interviews, ripple effect mapping, and observations.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 08:11:55; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Three municipalities in the Netherlands (specific municipalities not named).