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By Peter Versteeg – One day, we also took to the streets to protest against atrocities in a rather distant country We were only a few as nobody…
By Peter Versteeg – One day, we also took to the streets to protest against atrocities in a rather distant country We were only a few as nobody…
By Ekaterina Thor – The Russian border. Since most countries decided to close their borders and most airlines chose to pull out their offers, going to Russia and…
By Tess Zondervan – The wind is teasing me. As I try to keep my balance, resting my back onto the big wooden pillar around the magnetic compass…
By Robert Cornelis – It’s one of the first warm days in May, and I am slightly thrown off by how lush and green my birthplace appears. In…
By Lucas Kuijl – On an icy Monday morning, I found myself on the first ferry to the island of Terschelling. I was researching fisheries in the Netherlands…
The editors – This year it is exactly fifteen years ago that Standplaats Wereld came into being and the first blog was posted. Setting up a departmental blog…
by Sam Heeremans – The oldest transformative journey we know is birth. Going from a dark world surrounded by nothing but water and your mother’s warmth, entering the…
by Fridus Steijlen – ‘Continues to amaze me’, ‘it is dangerous’, ‘they drive like lunatics’ – these were some of the comments on social media when friends posted…
Door Sam Heeremans – Gisteren wandelde ik met Marlies over de vestingwallen van een prachtige kleine stad in Nederland. Ze wist me alles te vertellen over de stad,…
By Hannan van Rooij – In 2022, with a group of friends I was planning to participate in the Mongol Rally. This is a contest where people drive…
Door Thijl Sunier – De recente ongeregeldheden in Den Haag waarbij Eritrese demonstranten slaags raakten met de politie, leidden in de media en aan de talkshowtafels tot verhitte…
By Fridus Steijlen – When I arrived in mid-January in Ambon for my second year at Pattimura University I saw Christmas and New Year decor on the streets,…
By Romy de Vos – For my bachelor’s thesis, I conducted research among individuals and groups who are involved in initiatives to grant posthumous rehabilitation for people who…
By Peter Versteeg – Have you ever wondered why something happened to you? I hope you haven’t because this question often arises when people are faced with something…
By Dilara Yentür – At 04:17 on February 6th, 2023 an earthquake ravaged the lands of southern Turkey and northern Syria. Buildings crumbled like sandcastles, roads tore apart,…
Ten years ago I published an article on my research with civil society actors from Myanmar, in which I described the sudden changes in ideological and physical positioning…
By Eva van der Pol – Ever since I can remember, I have loved language. To me, it is so interesting to see where words come from, how…
door Eva Koemar – Toen ik de dag na de verkiezingen op de VU kwam, hoorde ik veel bezorgde geluiden over de ‘monsterzege’ van de PVV. De uitslag…
By Lilian Ebbelaar – During my time conducting fieldwork in a prison I have learned multiple things by actually doing fieldwork. The most important things I have learned…
By the SpW editorial team – Tidings When the dead call at your doorGive them sweets and presents,Candlelight and hot chocolateDon’t be afraid butWish them goodwillThey will pass…
by Ashley Prather – “Well, kill me now ’cause I let you down/I swear one day I’m gonna leave this town” ‘New York City Cops’ by The Strokes…
by Tamara Soukotta “This will be fun.” Perhaps you have heard a similar promise made at the beginning of a course or a workshop. I certainly did hear…
Door Wiebe de Jong – Een aardverschuiving in de Nederlandse politiek, radicaal-rechts krijgt voet aan de grond in de polder, Nederland neemt een ruk naar rechts. Dit zijn…
by Freek Colombijn – Few people will have missed the fact that the PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid, Party for Freedom) has been the big winner of the…