Ever since the 1950s, the Dutch national government has struggled intensely with the trade-off between the economic signifi cance and environmental impact of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the largest airport of the Netherlands. By 2005, the ambition to combine the growth of ‘Mainport’ Schiphol with comprehensive environmental measures has resulted in a fi rm policy deadlock – a situation in which policy makers no longer recognise the nature of the problem, and are thus unable to generate effective solutions.
This thesis provides a detailed account of the emergence and enduring persistence of the Schiphol policy deadlock, covering the period 1989 - 2009. Drawing on Michel Foucault’s genealogical approach to widely accepted discourses, we will describe, assess, and explain how the policy debate around the development of Schiphol sank into the gripping reproduction of specifi c ways of thinking, talking and acting. By exposing the mechanisms involved, and by refl ecting on the daily practices that have hitherto been considered self-evident, the thesis aims to create the opportunity to fi nd the strategies necessary for breaking out of the impasse.
UITNODIGING
voor het bijwonen van de openbare verdediging van
het proefschrift
Building Castles in the
(Dutch) Air
Understanding the Policy Deadlock of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
1989 -2009
van Menno Huijs
Paranimfen:
Tom Daamen t.a.daamen@tudelft.nl
Marcel van Gils
m.vangils@strategy-academy.com
Op donderdag 13 oktober, om 10.00 uur in de Aula
van de TU Delft Mekelweg 5, Delft
Om 9.30 uur geef ik, in dezelfde zaal, een toelichting op het proefschrift. Aansluitend bent
u van harte welkom op de receptie in de Aula.
m.g.huys@tudelft.nl
