Agenda

27 05 24
Democracy Erodes from the Top: Leaders, Citizens, and the Challenge of Populism in Europe

A seeming explosion of support for right-wing populist parties has triggered widespread fears that liberal democracy is facing its worst crisis since the 1930s. In his book Democracy Erodes from the Top, Larry Bartels reveals that the real crisis stems not from an increasingly populist public but from political leaders who exploit or mismanage the chronic vulnerabilities of democracy. Bartels will engage in a conversation with Nik de Boer and Sarah de Lange. Moderator: Ursula Daxecker.

Datum
Maandag 27 mei 2024 20:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25
28 05 24
Stories of Genocide Survivors in Graphic Novels
Witnesses of Violence

Our perspectives on the past are largely shaped by the stories of those who experienced it. Especially when it comes to sweeping, violent events of 20th-century history, personal stories help us understand the past. During this event, witnesses, researchers and artists explore in what ways graphic novels can capture stories of violence and genocide. As a creative interpretation, graphic novels do not claim to provide a direct or all-encompassing record of events, yet they visualize their later impact.

Datum
Dinsdag 28 mei 2024 17:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25
28 05 24
EU Food Governance after the Farmers’ Protests

Over the last months, farmers across Europe have been protesting against EU environmental policies – and EU policy makers seem to have been listening. The promises of the European Green Deal and of the Farm to Fork Strategy seem to belong to a different era. How can the link between environmental and social sustainability, and food production be revived?

Datum
Dinsdag 28 mei 2024 20:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25
29 05 24
Challenging discriminatory algorithms through legal means
The Meta Case

Is Facebook potentially violating Dutch equality laws? In this event, leading up to a hearing of the case before the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights against digital giant Meta, we delve into the origins of this Meta Case and engage in a broader conversation about how technological developments can reflect, identify, and address societal issues such as sexism, racism, and other types of discrimination.

Datum
Woensdag 29 mei 2024 17:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25
31 05 24
Co-Radicalisation of Young Europeans
Nativist and Islamist Radicalism in Europe

From 2019 to 2024, Ayhan Kaya did extensive research on what’s causing radicalization among young Europeans with backgrounds both ‘native’ and ‘Muslim’ focusing on radical Islamism and right-wing extremism. In the past two decades since 9/11, these two groups have been studied separately, emphasizing the polarization between them. In reality, they face similar problems like being marginalized in society economically, politically, and psychologically.

Datum
Vrijdag 31 mei 2024 17:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25
03 06 24
Game Changer or Consumer Deterrent to Meaningful Action?
True Pricing

Retail prices currently fail to account for negative externalities, such as CO2 emissions or worker exploitation. These costs now end up in society and will affect the well-being of future generations. true pricing incorporates these social and/or environmental costs into the retail price of a product. Is true pricing a game changer that will fundamentally alter the way we produce and consume goods? Or does it deter consumers from taking meaningful action? Researchers and businesses share their thoughts and explore the future of true pricing together.

Datum
Maandag 3 jun 2024 12:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25
12 06 24
Objective Data? The Ways That Gender Bias Can Enter the Data Pipeline

Data is not objective. In this event, we discuss how gender bias infiltrates the data pipeline, shaping the algorithmic outputs encountered in everyday experiences.

Datum
Woensdag 12 jun 2024 17:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25
13 06 24
The History, Art, and Design of LSD Blotter

Tonight, author and scholar Erik Davis presents his latest book, Blotter: the Untold Story of an Acid Medium, the first illustrated history and analysis of LSD blotter art. Davis will be joined by blotter maker Ed Visser and Erwan Le Roux, who will explore the role that Amsterdam played in the underground blotter trade.

Datum
Donderdag 13 jun 2024 20:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25
18 06 24
From the Noordzeekanaal to the ‘Weesperstraatknip’
Planning for the Future

The Dutch are famous for their tradition of landscape and urban planning. Since the abandonment of central planning in 2004 and the liquidation of the relevant ministry (VROM) in 2010, this tradition has eroded. As the negative effects of this willful neglect pile up around Dutch landscapes and communities, new and daring initiatives abound. This program will discuss what is to be gained and what is to be lost, taking as cases one major Amsterdam-related classical planning project and one recent local experiment.

Datum
Dinsdag 18 jun 2024 17:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25
25 06 24
Debating The Incarcerations in India
The Ruins of the World’s Largest Electoral Democracy

In her new book, The Incarcerations, Alpa Shah exposes the chilling story of the arrests of the BK-16: professors, lawyers, journalists, poets fighting for the rights of India’s three main minorities – Adivasi, Dalits and Muslims – who have been imprisoned, without credible evidence and without trial. Shah investigates the collapse of democracy, cyber espionage and tech surveillance amidst the fight for democratic rights in far corners of the country. Tonight, just after the world’s largest election, Shah will be in conversation with Lisa Dupuy and Casper Thomas. Moderation: Luisa Steur.

Datum
Dinsdag 25 jun 2024 17:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25
27 06 24
On the afterlives of history and dogmatic upbringing in Greece and beyond
Niki means Victory – but over what?

On the occasion of the Dutch translation in 2023 of the novel Niki (2014) by the Greek writer Christos Chomenidis – longlisted for the (Dutch) European Literature Prize – the author will have a conversation with Michel Krielaars and Elke Weesjes about the myths and realities around ideological and dogmatic forms of education in Greece, the Netherlands, and former communist states, and the multiple afterlives of history in the present.

Datum
Donderdag 27 jun 2024 17:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25
01 07 24
The Female Impact: 17th Century Women on the Dutch Art Market

Since 2021 the Female Impact project has been studying the impact of women artists, patrons, and other prominent women on the seventeenth-century Dutch art market. What are their latest insights? And which hurdles lie ahead? During the project’s annual summer event, short presentations covering a wide range of topics will show where the Female Impact stands today.

Datum
Maandag 1 jul 2024 17:00 uur
Locatie
SPUI25