Clients:
Lamers Urban Policy Consulting’ assignments fall within the social pillar of urban policy, there where social policy meets security issues. Lamers Urban Policy Consulting has made policy, managed implementation processes, developed learning opportunities, and advised cities throughout Europe. An overview of the core areas in which Lamers Urban Policy Consulting works can be found under themes.
Examples of projects in which Lamers Urban Policy Consulting has been involved since 2004 are:
- Tackling nuisance caused by youth groups and youngster criminality;
- Connecting preventive, repressive, and curative policies;
- Transforming conflict situations on the neighbourhood level into situations of participation;
- Creating a pedagogical climate out on the streets;
- Dealing with radicalised youngsters;
- Working on problems related to security issues in schools;
- Establishing networks of professionals related to youth;
- Getting youngsters back to school or to work;
- Tuning the cooperation between various institutions and organisations;
- Empowering and developing the talents of youngsters and other citizens;
- Parenting support and familycoaches;
Lamers Urban Policy Consulting has been involved in sixteen cities in eight countries, including: Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague and Arnhem (The Netherlands), London, Leeds and Newcastle (UK), Paris (France), Rome (Italy), Budapest (Hungary), Munich, Cologne and Duisburg (Germany), Oslo (Norway), Vienna (Austria), and Malmö (Sweden).
A client’s manager once described the work of Lamers Urban Policy Consulting as: “In a jazz-concert people initially sit down quietly and listen to the music. Gradually they start tapping feet as the music stimulates them to do so. The musicians further encourage the people to dance, but the people seem afraid of getting up and dance as everybody is watching each other and do not move. Then one person in the audience removes some chairs and invites people to enter the newly-created dance floor. Within seconds a large group occupy the floor and dance and enjoy. Now that is exactly what Lamers Urban Policy Consulting does. Lamers Urban Policy Consulting triggers the movement that everybody has been waiting for.”