This dissertation answers the question: In what ways is the University of Groningen (RUG) historically connected to Dutch colonialism, and should the university address this legacy? Through analysing historical artifacts, including gravestones located in the Academy Building, the university’s founding act (The Eternal Edict), and The Tree of Knowledge mural, this study demonstrates that the RUG has been linked to colonial structures since its foundation in 1614.

In 2014 benadrukte de Raad voor civiel-militaire Zorg en Onderzoek (RZO) het belang van inzicht in de specifieke zorgbehoeften van vrouwelijke veteranen, ter ondersteuning van hun mentale gezondheid na uitzending. (Inter)nationaal wetenschappelijk onderzoek toonde namelijk sekseverschillen aan in ervaren risico- en stressfactoren (samenhangend met uitzending) en in klachten die veteranen achteraf ontwikkelen. Ook onderzoek onder Nederlandse veteranen toonde enige verschillen aan tussen vrouwelijke en mannelijke veteranen en hun zorgbehoeften.

Issues of moral well-being among soldiers, such as morale and moral injury, are predominantly approached as individual and psychological concerns. Current interventions tend to emphasize bolstering soldiers’ individual resilience by instilling a sense of justification and purpose. Yet, paradoxically, such an approach can foster behavior in soldiers that later results in deep regrets and a sense of betrayal toward military and political leaders.

Introduction Moral injury concerns transgressive harms and the outcomes that such experiences may cause. A gap in the literature surrounding moral injury, and an outcome that may be important to include in the mounting evidence toward the need for the formal clinical acknowledgement of moral injury, has to do with the relationship between moral injury and quality of life. No studies have examined this relationship in US military veterans—a population that is disproportionately exposed to potentially morally injurious events.

In deze kennisgids vind je relevante (beleids)informatie over Sinti en Roma in Nederland. Van de sociaal-culturele geschiedenis tot actuele ontwikkelingen en beleid. Met praktische tips en verwijzingen naar goede informatie bij (externe) bronnen.

Deze kennisgids beschrijft de geschiedenis van mensen met een Sinti- en Roma-achtergrond, de discriminatie die zij zowel institutioneel als in persoonlijke interacties ondervinden, en hun leefsituatie in het licht van Nederlands beleid.

Trauma beleven omdat je ouders of grootouders een trauma hebben meegemaakt. Intergenerationeel trauma heet dat – en er zijn mensen die dat ervaren. Toch is er geen consensus over dit fenomeen in de wetenschap. ‘Tweede en derde generaties zijn hooguit gevoeliger voor nieuw trauma’, zegt onderzoeker Marinus van IJzendoorn. 

Background

The escalation of violence and oppression in Gaza, particularly following Hamas’ military attack on Israeli settlements in the Gaza envelope on October 7, 2023, has intensified trauma and related disorders, especially sleep disturbances, exacerbating the already dire conditions of dispossession and exploitation faced by Palestinians.

Aims

The present exploratory research sought to explore the impact of war-related trauma following the recent Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on sleep disturbance among Gazans.

Academic publications on human rights violations in Gaza surged after Israel’s large-scale destruction following Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack. We analysed the uncoordinated cooperative efforts documented in these works by reviewing publications addressing the health and humanitarian crises in Gaza between October 2023 and April 2024. We present a unified academic voice advocating for recognizing and restoring human rights for the people of Gaza. In the publications, we identified three key themes: ‘expression’, ‘emotionality’ and ‘expectations’.

This study explores intergenerational trauma among the children of veterans from the most recent War in Kosovo (1998-1999). Intergenerational trauma is defined as the transmission of trauma across generations, affecting the psychological and emotional well-being of children. Using a qualitative approach, 7 participants Were interviewed to analyze the impact of parental trauma on their development. The study focuses on identifying the mechanisms of trauma transmission and the coping strategies children use in response to their parent’s experiences.

Background

One way to explore the psychological consequences of state oppression is by focusing on the lasting effects on survivors and their descendants.

Objective

In the context of former Czechoslovakia, this study compares the experiences of two generations of families expelled from the country during the “Asanace” campaign with control groups of people whose families have not encountered any forms of oppression.

Method