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This is the digital version of the UAUCU 2018 Student Research Exchange Papers. Due to editorial motives, blank pages for final print have not been removed from this document. UAUCU Student Research Exchange Collected Papers 2018 UAUCU Student Research Exchange Collected Papers 2018 Daniel van Heusden Xavier Boekhoudt Jay-Mar Gamarra Luc Lips Annemieke Drost Emmeline Long Fabian Timpen and Emma Beroske Stephanie Arango Nora Röders Thais Franken Dirijini Piter Introduction to the fourth edition of the UAUCU Student Research Exchange Collected Papers This volume presents academic papers and personal to their work. The papers here are products of peer-to- reflections written by the participants of the UAUCU peer learning: the student authors provided each other student research exchange project 2018. These texts reflect with feedback on content, method, style, language and the diversity of academic disciplines and approaches, as structure. In general, the papers appear as submitted by well as the diversity in cultural background, of this year’s the authors -- including perhaps the odd raw opinion or participants. The program, which offers students from hasty generalization. Some of the student-researchers are the University of Aruba (UA) and University College still working on the interpretation and presentation of their Utrecht (UCU) the opportunity to conduct research in a findings, and will later finalize project papers, or bachelor multidisciplinary international student team, has already or master theses, based on results of fieldwork presented. proven a successful formula: work presented in the 2015, 2016 and 2017 volumes led to international publications, The participants have all also contributed personal pieces and thesis awards for several program alumni. We anticipate reflecting on their experiences. The cultural and ethnic similar achievements for contributors to the 2018 edition. diversity within the group contributed to an extraordinarily rich social environment, and their reflective texts show the During the introductory week in January 2018, the student strength of the collaboration and mutual support within group defined their guiding principles and goals for the this diverse group. The texts reveal much about the power project (see these below). These principles and goals of this project: it is about the realization that we can achieve illustrate the collective dedication of the participants to more in the world when we take multiple perspectives in contributing to the project in ways that would be meaningful approaching problems, and when we work together to build for others and for themselves personally. on each other’s complementary strengths. The academic works included here treat topics like identity, This fourth year of the project has involved many people culture, creativity, entrepreneurship, economics, human crucial to its success, and as in previous years, it is impossible resources, policy, and environmental conservation. The to name them all. A special thank you goes to Jenny nature of the research is equally far-ranging, including pilot Lozano-Cosme and Carlos Rodriguez-Iglesias, both of the projects, theoretical explorations verified with respondent University of Aruba, who took their time to proofread all data, in depth environmental studies, and sociocultural the papers. But to all others who have taken part as (guest) studies that explore fundamental issues confronting lecturer, supervisor, manager, initiator, facilitator, student, society. The diverse papers are linked by a common interviewee, respondent, guide, coach or mentor: thank interest in sustainable societies, reflecting a strong sense you very much for your contribution to powering this year’s of community awareness, and providing research findings project. that have meaning for Aruban society. The papers further demonstrate how the student researchers’ collaboration Eric Mijts & Jocelyn Ballantyne in a multidisciplinary team has influenced their approach Project coordinators UAUCU It’s all about the journey, not the destination Guiding principles 2018 collaborate help each other in research motivate each other be kind to all involved contextualize in society - valorization be considerate of the society you work with always work with consent be considerate of diversity give back to the researched community heed research integrity and ethics be accountable