Organised events

April 15th-17th 2026 Dialogics of Justice (NWO-VICI) – Final Conference About the conference The last decade has witnessed an increase in civil proceedings brought before Dutch district courts by people adversely affected by colonial violence, military missions, sexual abuse, and environmental harm. Does legal action against institutions such as the Dutch state, the military, the church, and […]

Relational approaches have become increasingly prominent in the social sciences and humanities, resulting in the so-called ‘relational turn’ (Dépelteau 2013). Rather than focusing on isolated actors or events, such approaches seek to understand phenomena through their relations: between people, practices, institutions, histories, and systems of power. But what does it mean to work relationally in research? Dialogics […]

On Friday 23 January, the Oral History Network of the Huizinga Institute hosted an inspiring gathering at University Utrecht that brought together practices and reflections from Oral History, Transitional Justice, and Memory Studies around our project: The Multivoiced Archive. During the session we – Nicole Immler, Siri Driessen, Leah Niederhausen and Rosa Mul – presented our Multivoiced Archive project, […]

Is there a human right for multivoicedness? From 12 November until 12 December 2025, Utrecht was dedicated to human rights. On Wednesday 10 December, International Human Rights Day, all initiatives came together in and around the Stadhuis of Utrecht. Living Library At a new edition of the Living Library by the University of Humanistic Studies, visitors met “living books” […]

Pride Picnic UvH x HKU: Queer life takes center stageReview by Jake Smit and Marieke Folkers What does justice for queer families look like? How is queerness marginalized within educational institutions? How is queer-inclusive care designed? These questions were addressed during the Pride event jointly organized by the Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU) and […]

As part of the consortium Reimagining Victims Reparation, Nicole Immler and Siri Driessen attend this third international workshop which brings together scholars, practitioners, and activists to rethink reparations for victims of serious human rights violations. Moving beyond traditional, legalistic approaches, the event centers victims’ own perspectives, needs, and initiatives. With a focus on the Global […]

On December 10, 2024 we organized this event together with Disability Studies in Nederland at the University of Humanistic Studies. The Human Library offers a platform for people to share their unique, multivoiced stories about issues of injustice, recognition, and repair. The event took place on Human Rights Day. One week prior was the International Day […]

The Dialogics of Justice-team marked the mid-point in their project with an expert meeting. For this closed event, we invited partners from academia and practice, who we see as close collaborators in our research. We invited their feedback and discussion on our research design and first findings. This resulted in insightful reflections on what we […]

Internal workshop with human rights scholar Paul Gready on Transformative Justice.