7 October 2026
From autumn onwards, Cahier, the new magazine of Socires. The theme of the first edition is 'Het Phenomenen Charlie Kirk'. Cahier will appear twice a year
7 October 2026
Public libraries have transformed from quiet book houses to successful public spaces full of knowledge, culture and social activities. This magazine shows how libraries promote meeting and democratic citizenship. We let people talk about the library as an important place in a changing society and reflect on the responsibilities, concerns and opportunities associated with it. For enthusiastic employees, volunteers, directors, visitors and anyone who loves the library.
24 August 2026
This morning NRC refers to the research Holiness in the Environment, which Socires in collaboration with liberals Netherlands, museum Catharijneconvent and the CHE.
14 August 2026
Socires Professor Carmody Grey wrote last weekend in the Financial Daily. The AI industry flirts with the humanities, but she asks the wrong questions, writes the philosopher and theologian Carmody Grey in Nijmegen: "It is simply wrong that computers can think. People think, using computers."
10 August 2026
Family policy does not start with an integrated family package, but with being: It is a continuous process of humanization.
31 July 2026
Socires-Professor Carmody Grey wrote a great article in the Financial Times, about how AI companies use the term "intelligent" and other human characteristics for their products.
27 July 2026
On Thursday 18 June 2026, young entrepreneurs and professionals met at the Royal Industrial Groote Club to discuss the future of entrepreneurship and work.
8 July 2026
Becoming independent of Big Tech an impossible task? In a new essay in META, journal for library & archive, David Oldenhof-Boks and Hans-Dieter Hiep show that an audience and democratic alternative is possible. And the key is surprisingly close: the local library.
6 July 2026
The library is increasingly regarded as a success story: more visitors, more activities, more social significance. But when will that success story become a risk? In this episode, Irene Harmsen speaks to Ronald van Steden, administrative and researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Together they investigate the silent revolution of the library: from collection to connection. A movement that has brought much, but also raises sharp questions.
19 June 2026
With four Master's students in Public Administration - graduation direction Boarding of Security - of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Ronald van Steden conducts thesis research into the balance between hospitality and security in public libraries.