Mind the Gap: Mental Health and a Regulated Insurance Market in the Netherlands In the Netherlands healthcare is organized by a regulated insurance market. This combination of state and market creates tensions that are explored in this short film, in which psychotherapists reflect on their difficult position in the system. Nikkie Buskermolen • June 07, 2018
A Christmas Story: Health Insurance in the Netherlands What do christmas and health insurance have in common? By using christmas as an example two underlying principles of health insurance become apparent: solidarity and consumer practices. Nikkie Buskermolen • December 22, 2017
Airbnb: the neighbours decide According to Airbnb, Amsterdam is the first city to have passed an Airbnb-friendly law. Yet, fed up by room letting websites, the neighbours are less friendly. Nikkie Buskermolen • November 30, 2015
My Airbnb home is my market Is Airbnb a wonderful economic alternative based on sharing and morality? Or is it simply an illustration of our labour market being so problematic that people get more creative to make ends meet? A former Airbnb member tells her side of the story. Nikkie Buskermolen • June 16, 2015 • 1 comment
My home is my (Airbnb) castle? In Amsterdam there are over 10,500 Airbnb addresses. ‘The easiest way for people to monetise their extra space and showcase it to an audience of millions.’ Why does this ‘monetise your extra space’ resonate so well? And what about the neighbours? Nikkie Buskermolen • February 26, 2015 • 6 comments
