Publications

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.

Lees verder
Attended events

16-17/11/2023 – 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 […]

Lees verder
Media

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.

Lees verder
Media

Call on Dutch institutions for higher education to speak out on (de)humanization in the face of the violence in Palestine and Israël

27/10/2023 ‘Hamas-Israël conflict moet studenten leren niemand te ontmenselijken’ – Trouw

‘Wees niet bang om ‘partij te kiezen’ gericht op humanisering’ – Nieuw Wij

In this opinion piece Siri Driessen, Nicole Immler, Obiozo Ukpabi and Niké Wentholt called on Dutch institutions for higher education to take a stand against dehumanization in the face of terrorist attacks and genocidal violence.

Lees verder
Publications

De doorwerking van het slavernijverleden

Slavery & the Dutch State. Dutch Colonial Slavery and Its Afterlives.

In this chapter Nicole Immler discusses the legacy of slavery with a transgenerational perspective on repair and Transformative Justice.

As of may 2025 an English translation is available.

Lees verder
Media

Towards a broad societal conversation about what repair constitutes

2/7/2023 ‘Klaar met slavernijverleden? Excuses zijn pas het begin’ – AD

In this article by Carla van der Wal about the commemoration of the Dutch slavery past, Nicole Immler argues for a broad societal conversation about what repair constitutes. “This is a collective process and also revolves around what kind of society we want to be.”

Lees verder