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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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 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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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.
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Herstel als maatschappelijke opdracht. Zichtbare transformatie van relaties.
This is a discussion note by Nicole Immler and Niké Wentholt on the Child Benefit Affair. They discuss reparation as a social task and the visible transformation of relationships.
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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.”
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Nicole Immler cited by Deputy Prime Minister Carola Schouten in her speech on slavery past commemoration
1/7/2023
Nicole Immler was quoted in the speech held by Deputy Prime Minister Carola Schouten at the commemoration of the slavery past on 1 July 2023 in Middelburg. “The slavery past feels close due to the structures this history has left behind.”
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Interview on repair for the slavery past
30/6/2023 ‘Hoe zien de herstelbetalingen voor slavernij eruit?’ – Trouw
Nicole Immler was interviewed by Robin Goudsmit en Maurice Timmermans about repair for the slavery past. It is the elephant in the room during the slavery commemoration: reparations. Will they ever come, and what should restitution look like?
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