Spotlight on the Caribbean

19 Jan KITLV presents survey results on Saba on 21 January

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On Thursday 21 January, between 8:00 and 9:30 pm, KITLV researchers Dr. Wouter Veenendaal and Prof. Gert Oostindie will present the results of their opinion survey on Saba. The presentation will take place at the ...

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18 Jan KITLV Opinion Survey in the Dutch Caribbean, irregularities on St. Maarten

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Between September and November 2015, the KITLV executed a large-scale opinion survey on all six Caribbean islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On each island, a random sample of...

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13 Jan Internship: ‘Shades of Clientelism. A comparative study of Indonesia’s patronage democracy’

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For the research project 'Shades of Clientelism: A comparative study of Indonesia’s patronage democracy' we are looking for a research-intern. We are looking for ...

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09 Dec NPO Radio 1: Herdenking Decembermoorden

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Op 8 december 1982 vonden de Decembermoorden in Suriname plaats. In de Stopera herdenken nabestaanden en betrokkenen de 15 slachtoffers voor de 33e keer. Hoe kijkt de Surinaamse gemeenschap aan tegen ...

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23 Nov Blog: An angry Dutchman (white)

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White Dutch people have recently entered the second stage of grief over losing their colonial innocence: anger, says Paul Bijl. For decades they thought that racist injustice, slavery, colonialism and mass killings were more characteristics of the Germans, Americans, British and ...

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10 Nov Nieuwe publicatie: ‘De troepenmacht in Suriname’

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Ellen Klinkers sprak vorige week in het radioprogramma 'Met het oog op morgen' over haar nieuwste boek De troepenmacht in Suriname: De Nederlandse defensie in een veranderende koloniale wereld 1940-1975....

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03 Nov Onderzoeksstage Sporen van het slavernijverleden in Leiden

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Het KITLV is, in samenwerking met het Instituut voor Geschiedenis, op zoek naar een enthousiaste master student geschiedenis voor deze stage, gericht op het onder deskundige begeleiding opsporen, onderzoeken ...

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28 Oct Member survey / Leden enquête: Share your ideas and help us!

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(Also in Dutch) The members association wishes to improve the way it works to attain its goals. You can help us, whether you are a member or not. Please share ideas by answering our questions in the survey below...

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15 Oct Latest issue New West Indian Guide now Open Access available

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Published continuously since 1919, the New West Indian Guide (NWIG) is the oldest scholarly journal on the Caribbean, featuring English-language articles in the fields of anthropology, art, archaeology, ...

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12 Oct ‘Geef Caribische ‘gemeenten’ gevoel zeggenschap terug’

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(Only in Dutch) Vandaag verscheen in de Volkskrant een opiniestuk van KITLV-onderzoekter Wouter Veenendaal over de drie Caribische 'gemeenten'. "Vijf jaar na dato zou Den Haag er goed aan doen om de illusie los ...

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