De Balie

De Balie

Een podcast over politiek, maatschappij en cultuur.

  1. 13h ago

    How Wars End with Olaf Koens, Iva Vukušić and Ihab Saloul

    How does a society move forward after atrocity? After war? Genocide? Now that president Trump has established a ‘Board of Peace,’ in which reconstruction appears to be approached primarily as a real-estate deal, we examine the politics of peace. Linda Kinstler (journalist for The Economist and a scholar at Harvard University) argues that in peace building, there should be space for ‘oblivion’, a collective process of forgiveness and forgetting. A process of pardoning. Not to let people off the hook, but rather to acknowledge their guilt in a meaningful way. Because: ‘a pardon confirms the crime.’ How have acts of oblivion helped humankind move on since Roman times? What, for instance, was ‘forgotten’ in post-Nazi Germany? Is oblivion still possible in a digital age in which everything is documented? And how is oblivion different from simply ignoring the past and start building a ‘riviera of the Middle East’, as Trump is intending? Speakers: Author, reporter and former Russia correspondent Olaf Koens, Assistant professor in International History at Utrecht University Iva Vukušić and Co-Founder and Research Director of the Amsterdam School for Heritage, Memory and Material Culture AHM Ihab Saloul. Programme editor: Senna Felius Supported by: Vfonds Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    How Wars End with Olaf Koens, Iva Vukušić and Ihab Saloul
  2. 5d ago

    The Future of Human Rights – with Volker Türk

    In a world marked by war, geopolitical rivalry and shrinking civic space, what is the future of human rights? How can international human rights norms remain credible when they are increasingly contested or violated? And what can be done to safeguard human dignity and the international rule-based order? Nadia Moussaid engages in conversation with Volker Türk. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will reflect on the state of human rights worldwide, the importance of the international human rights architecture embodied in the United Nations system, and the pressures posed by conflict, climate change, digital technologies and increasing polarization. About: Türk is the current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He took up his official functions as High Commissioner on 17 October 2022. He has devoted his long and distinguished career to advancing universal human rights, notably the international protection of some of the world’s most vulnerable people – refugees and stateless persons. Prior to this, Mr. Türk was the Under-Secretary-General for Policy in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General where he coordinated global policy work. He also ensured UN system-wide coordination in the follow-up to the Secretary-General’s “Call to Action for Human Rights” and his report, Our Common Agenda, which sets out a vision to tackle the world’s interconnected challenges on foundations of trust, solidarity and human rights. He previously served as Assistant Secretary-General for Strategic Coordination in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (2019-2021). Programme editor: Dirk Struik In cooperation with: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and OHCHR Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    The Future of Human Rights – with Volker Türk
  3. Jul 21

    Verborgen dakloosheid zichtbaar: hoe kunnen zoveel mensen in zo’n kwetsbare woonsituatie belanden?

    In deze editie van Kennismakers richten we de blik op verborgen dakloosheid. Met name onder jongeren, vrouwen en arbeidsmigranten neemt het aantal thuislozen toe. Hoe kan het dat zoveel mensen zich in zo’n kwetsbare woonsituatie bevinden? Een jongere die bij vrienden op de bank slaapt, een vrouw die met haar kind op een camping verblijft, een gescheiden vader die in zijn auto woont: Nederland kent een aanzienlijke groep ‘verborgen’ daklozen. Mensen die niet op straat leven, maar ook geen vaste verblijfplaats hebben. Met name onder jongeren, vrouwen en arbeidsmigranten neemt het aantal thuislozen toe. Tegen de beeldvorming in hebben zij doorgaans geen psychische of verslavingsproblemen. Een op de zeven daklozen is zelfs minderjarig. Niet alleen zijn zij niet zichtbaar in het straatbeeld, ze blijven ook buiten de officiële cijfers. Het CBS doet melding van 33 duizend dak- en thuisloze mensen in Nederland. Maar de recente Ethos-telling, die ook de verborgen dakloosheid in kaart bracht, telde al meer dan 36 duizend daklozen in slechts 124 gemeenten. In deze editie van Kennismakers richten we de blik op verborgen dakloosheid. Hoe kan het dat zoveel mensen zich in zo’n kwetsbare woonsituatie bevinden? Wie zijn deze mensen? En hoe maak je beleid voor mensen die buiten beeld blijven? Sprekers: Senior onderzoeker at HVO Querido en Hogeschool Utrecht Max Huber, Wethouder Wonen, Zorg en Bestuurlijke vernieuwing in Den Bosch Pieter Paul Slikker, fotograaf Peter van Beek en ervaringsdeskundige Pieter Programmamaker: Sylvia Vegter Moderator: Syb Faes In samenwerking met: Regieorgaan Sia Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Verborgen dakloosheid zichtbaar: hoe kunnen zoveel mensen in zo’n kwetsbare woonsituatie belanden?
  4. Jul 17

    Black Box Iran with Nilo Tabrizy, Mina Etemad and Beri Shalmashi

    How do you report on a closed dictatorship with an oppressed yet defiant population? Journalist Nilo Tabrizy is an open-source investigative reporter who covers Iran. For Western media, it is almost impossible to provide an accurate picture of what is happening in Iran. One of the most reliable methods to do so is through open-source reporting, which uses publicly available data to reconstruct events and verify facts. Nilo Tabrizy previously did this work for The New York Times and The Washington Post. Among other investigations, she reported on the missile strike on an Iranian girls’ school at the start of the war, in which about 165 students were killed. She recently received an Emmy for a documentary in collaboration with Bellingcat investigating the impact of the air strikes on the Iranian nuclear programme. How do you conduct data-driven investigations in a country notorious for internet blackouts? Earlier, Tabrizy covered the Woman, Life, Freedom movement demonstrations that erupted in Iran in 2022 after the death of Mahsa Jîna Amini. About these events, Tabrizy co-wrote the book For the Sun After Long Nights with Fatemeh Jamalpour, who is an Iranian feminist journalist, author, and former newspaper reporter. She is known for her reporting on women’s rights, human rights, and social issues in Iran. She previously worked for the reformist Iranian newspaper Shargh and later contributed to international outlets including BBC World News, The Sunday Times, The Paris Review, and Los Angeles Times. The Dutch translation of their book, Zusters in Iran (Zwartjes & Labovic), was recently published. In conversation with Tabrizy and Jamalpour, we discuss the ongoing war in Iran, the recent round of protests in the country and what it means to report on a country that both journalists fled. Programme editor: Senna Felius In collaboration with: Zwartjes & Labović Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Black Box Iran with Nilo Tabrizy, Mina Etemad and Beri Shalmashi
  5. Jul 10

    Techdenkers: tot lijf gemaakt met Tatjana Almuli, Liesbeth Woertman, Dean Bowen, Ayla Çekin Satijn en Linda Duits

    Van skincare-routine tot Ozempic: in deze editie van Techdenkers onderzoeken we hoe schoonheidsidealen nauw verweven zijn met met macht, economie en technologie. Gladder! Dunner! Jonger! Beautyvlogs op Instagram en TikTok tonen beelden die niet alleen inspireren, maar ook disciplineren. Zelfs kinderen raken vertrouwd met skincare-routines en anti-agingproducten, nog voordat er iets te ‘corrigeren’ valt. We leven in een technologische samenleving waarin het lichaam steeds meer een project wordt: iets om te meten en te verbeteren. Maar hoe nieuw is dat? In deze editie van Techdenkers, naar aanleiding van het essay van Tatjana Almuli, Tot lijf gemaakt, duiken we in de geschiedenis van het lichaam en onderzoeken we hoe schoonheidsidealen samenhangen met macht, economie en technologie. We bespreken waarom juist in tijden van onzekerheid de druk op het uiterlijk toeneemt, en wat er op het spel staat wanneer ingrepen en medicatie zoals Ozempic worden geframed als persoonlijke keuze of zelfs als noodzakelijke ‘zelfzorg.’ Sprekers: Tatjana Almuli, Liesbeth Woertman, Dean Bowen, Ayla Çekin Satijn en Linda Duits Programmamaker: Rosalie Dielesen De serie Techdenkers wordt inhoudelijk verzorgd en uitgezonden door De Balie en is onderdeel van onze partnership met Adyen. Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Techdenkers: tot lijf gemaakt met Tatjana Almuli, Liesbeth Woertman, Dean Bowen, Ayla Çekin Satijn en Linda Duits
  6. Jul 7

    Football is Politics with James Montague, Elio Baldi, Abdelkader Benali and Koen Snijders

    From ultras to oligarchs: as the World Cup in North America kicks off, we explore the politics of football. How the game is used and abused as a tool of power and prestige, but also functions as a stage for resistance and representation. Football and politics go hand in hand. That became clear once again this past year when FIFA presented a ‘Peace Prize’ to U.S. President Donald Trump for his ‘exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace’: corruption captured in a single image. But football is not just the billion-dollar business of oligarchs and sheikhs. The politics of football can also be seen in the demonstrations against Turkish President Erdoğan led by supporters of Beşiktaş J.K., the role of Cairo hooligans from Al Ahly SC during the Arab Spring or in the Irish national football team as symbol of Irish independence.  During this programme, we explore the football pitch as a stage for resistance and representation. How do governments use the game to project power and prestige? Where do players, fans, and activists push back, and how does football relate to anti-colonial struggles past and present? What does the World Cup reveal about the relationship between sport, nation states, and resistance today? With Award winning journalist on football, culture and politics James Montague, Assistant professor Italian, history, literature and football at UvA Elio Baldi and author Abdelkader Benali. Programme editor: Senna Felius Moderator: Koen Snijders Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    Football is Politics with James Montague, Elio Baldi, Abdelkader Benali and Koen Snijders

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