Paul Kennedy, Engineers of Victory. The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War

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at odds with the events of the prolonged Indonesian independence struggle and Van Mook's decision to order a politionele actie. According to the author the two main themes of the book are the concept of colonial 'good governance' (goed bestuur) and personal tragedy. The first exemplified by Van Mook's ideas, book and article publications and tireless administrative

Engineering and humanitarian intervention: learning from failure

“…It came to us as no surprise that almost all of the engineering students in the summer course mentioned above primarily defined themselves as problem solvers. The literature supports this worldview (National Academy of Engineering, 2004;Downey 2005;Costner 2018;Koen 2003;Martijn 2015). Scholars such as Lucena et al (2010) highlight how engineering as a profession has historically focused on problem-solving/industry-based approach.…”