CPS best thesis award (in Dutch language)
Tenth edition of the CPS thesis award
CPS now organizes for the tenth time the CPS prize for the best Dutch thesis. After nine successful editions, this year we organize this annual competition for the best Dutch-language thesis for the academic year 2019-2020 (master’s thesis, bachelor’s thesis or a written assignment that qualitatively stands up to comparison with a thesis) on themes relevant at the crossroads of security and society. All subjects that relate to the broad field of security are eligible.
The prize consists of a cash prize of 500 euros, donated by CPS and the publication of the thesis in book form (published by Vanden Broele Publishers). It is also possible that the thesis will be integrated at a CPS conference if this fits in with the theme setting. Moreover, the nominated works can be published in the form of an article in the digital platform Blue Connect.
The thesis at the time of application:
- were deposited at the end of a program of higher and university education as well as all dissertations of professional programs in the security sector (or a written assignment that qualitatively bears comparison with a final or graduation work) during the academic year 2019-2020 (academic bachelor’s theses are therefore not eligible, dissertations from previous academic years are also not eligible);
- obtained a grading of 14 or more (out of 20);
- have been written in Dutch;
- relate to themes that are relevant at the crossroads of security and society, that express the mission of the Centre for Policing and Security, that are innovative and critical;
- have not yet been published. This refers to both a paper publication and a publication on the Internet. The works must be original and do not have an ISBN/ISSN number.
The winner will only be announced at the award ceremony at a CPS study day or other event after the summer holidays 2021.
The nominated works will also be published in the form of an article in the Blue Connect digital platform.
Ninth edition of the CPS Thesis Award: we have a winner!
The winner was announced at a conference on 28 September 2020. Hans Moors is the proud laureate with his bachelor thesis ‘Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in the police force. The influence of the organizational culture on the discussability of traumatogenic events within the police district of Ghent: an exploratory case study’ (Bachelor of Social Security, Vives University College) (only available in Dutch).
The publication of the same name can be ordered via http://catalogus.uitgeverij.vandenbroele.be/fondscatalogus/837.aspx.
