The question how to study, teach and remember historical mass crimes, above all the Holocaust and Slavery, has become emblematic in recent years. This 3rd Balzan Bystanding Lecture took up the challenge and provided grounds for a relational perspective based on new conceptual thinking from the field of Transitional Justice and fresh empirical work on […]
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Historical abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions: institutional and non-institutional response procedures
Naomi Ormskerk, Maarten Kunst and Nicole Immler discuss historical abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions, both institutional and non-institutional response procedures.
Lees verder20-22/03/2024 – INEA Congress Intercountry adoption: creating a multiperspective narrative
From March 20 until March 22 the first (international) INEA Congress took place. The theme of this three-day congress was: Intercountry adoption: creating a multi-perspective narrative. On day one Nicole Immler participated in the opening paneldebate, following-up on the keynote speaker Elvira Loibl. The paneldebate discussed what is meant by ‘Transformative Justice’ and in which […]
Lees verder13/03/2024 – The Justice Visions Conference at the University of Ghent
How to bring scholars and practitioners from the Global South and North in the field of Transitional Justice in an exciting dialogue? The Justice Visions conference at the University of Ghent focused on questions on victim’s participation, mobilization and – importantly – resistance; such as the focus fom Luke Moffet’s presentation. Niké Wentholt, Naomi Ormskerk and […]
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Radio interview on the independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the upcoming European elections
On March 1, 2024, Niké Wentholt was interviewed for an hour about Independence Day in Bosnia.
On June 3, 2024, Niké spoke about Bosnia and Herzegovina in light of the upcoming European elections.
De ontwrichtende logica van de olie- en gasindustrie. Inzichten uit Groningen en de Niger Delta
Nienke Busscher and Obiozo Ukpabi discussed the impacts of extractivist logics of the fossil fuel industry on local residents in Groningen (Netherlands) and the Niger Delta (Nigeria). They explored the similarities and differences in state-corporate responses to the consequences of extraction, and described what is needed to improve current and future activities in both contexts.
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Leed en Erkenning. Verschillen tussen de generaties.
Limor Reshef and Nicole Immler wrote about how conversation with Holocaust survivors and their families revealed that the meaning of recognition clearly differs between generations and how important it is to take different needs into account.
Lees verder23/11/2023 – Conference Groningen in Beeld. The societal consequences of gasexploitation and future directions
During the conference, Obiozo Ukpabi and Nienke Busscher of the Kennisplatform Leefbaar en Kansrijk Groningen presented a session about the impacts of oil and gas exploitation in the Niger Delta and Groningen.
Lees verder16-17/11/2023 – Symposium zur Wiedergutmachung
Nicole Immler presented another victim-centered approach to reparation research by using oral history to explore the emotionality and perception of the descendants of second and third generation victims in relation to (not) experienced reparation. When considering transgenerational memory processes, the main thing is: A discrepancy between the perceptions of the applicants and politicians is clear […]
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Interview on pleading for more space at universities for debate and emotions
30-10-2023 ‘Verdeeldheid over hoe verder op Universiteit Utrecht nu debat over oorlog verhardt: waar doe je goed aan?’ – AD
In this article Nicole Immler was interviewed on how the debate on war intensifies at universities, specifically in the conversation about the war between Israël and Hamas. In the interview she pleaded for more space at universities for debate and emotions.
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