Publications

All work of the WRR is public and published in one of four series.

  • Reports to the government: extensive reports containing advice on government policy
  • Policy briefs: shorter publications containing reflection on current topics, along with recommendations
  • Investigations: publications in which the WRR points out societal issues
  • Working papers: background studies written to support advisory projects

In addition to these four series, the WRR occasionally issues publications, videos and podcasts on current topics.

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  1. An introduction to the WRR

    In this video senior research fellow and international liaison Anne-Greet Keizer,  gives an introduction to The Netherlands ...

    Video | 02-10-2020

  2. Vulnerability and resilience

    The COVID-19 pandemic is having major social, political and economic consequences and we will continue feeling these effects for ...

    Publication | 22-06-2020

  3. WRR position paper Dutch House of Representatives hearing / round-table discussion on coronavirus app

    In this Position Paper, the WRR advises that great caution and care must be exercised when any radical new technology is ...

    Publication | 28-04-2020

  4. Security in an interconnected world. A Strategic Vision for Defence Policy

    The security environment in the Netherlands and the world around it has deteriorated. Security in an Interconnected World. A ...

    Report | 10-04-2020 | Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Huub Dijstelbloem, Peter de Goede

  5. European Variations as Key to Cooperation

    The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) translated its study about the future of the European Union. ...

    Video | 15-01-2020

  6. European Variations as a Key to Cooperation

    European Variations as a Key to Cooperation focuses on the way in which the Member States can continue cooperating in a ...

    Report | 14-01-2020 | Ernst Hirsch Ballin, Emina Ćerimović, Huub Dijstelbloem, Mathieu Segers

  7. From disparity to potential: a realistic perspective on socio-economic health inequalities

    In this policy brief, the WRR proposes a new perspective on ways of designing and evaluating health-prevention policy in the ...

    Policy Brief | 08-11-2019 | Dennis Broeders, Djurre Das, Will Tiemeijer, Marianne de Visser

  8. Why knowing what to do is not enough. A realistic perspective on self-reliance

    This book sets out to explain the reasons for the gap between ‘knowing’ and ‘doing’. It focuses on the role of non-cognitive ...

    Report | 14-10-2019 | Anne-Greet Keizer, Will Tiemeijer, Mark Bovens

  9. Knowing what to do is not enough - extended version

    Policymakers often assume that most of us are self-reliant. But even if we know perfectly well what we ought to do, we often ...

    Video | 08-10-2019

  10. Introduction Knowing what to do is not enough

    Policymakers often assume that most of us are self-reliant. But even if we know perfectly well what we ought to do, we often ...

    Video | 08-10-2019