Who is your wolf? A study of the framing of wolves by inhabitants of the Veluwe Colophon Document Title: Who is your wolf? A study of the framing of wolves by inhabitants of the Veluwe Project: Master Thesis (MAN-MTHCS) Date: 17 April 2020 Word count: 29.693 (ex. Preface and Summaries) Version: 2.0 Author Name: Marijn van Asseldonk Student number: s4427556 Education: Master Environment and Society Studies Specialization: Global environment and sustainability E-mail:
[email protected] Institution University: Radboud University Nijmegen Supervisor Nijmegen School of Management: Dr. Rikke Arnouts Supervisors Institute for Science in Society: Prof. Dr. Noelle Aarts Dr. Martin Drenthen Who is your wolf? 2 Preface This study is the product of approximately a year of contemplating, studying, reading, re-reading, interviewing, writing, rewriting and rewriting again. It has been a year of planned and un-planned delays and moreover, I year of self-reflection. Writing this thesis proved to be a very challenging, yet rewarding endeavour. The final product is something I can say I am proud off, and I think really gives an insight in how the wolf is being framed on the Veluwe. Needless to say, I did not do this on my own. First of all, I would really like to thank all the people that somehow contributed to this study. These are the people that got me in touch with the inhabitants of the Veluwe, provided me with information, phone numbers, insights and so on. Furthermore, I am really grateful for the interviewees that took the time to talk to me about the reappearance of the wolf.