Conversations with Politics: Dr Martine Van Ittersum

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    Dr. Abdullah Yusuf interviews Dr. Martine van Ittersum about her days as a Ph.D. student at Harvard University, about the ideological justification of Dutch imperialism and colonialism in the early modern period --one of her research topics-- and about the fascinating life of the Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius (often characterized as 'father of international law') and Grotius' impact on international relations today.

    Period18 Jun 2021

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    • TitleConversations with Politics: Dr Martine Van Ittersum
      Degree of recognitionInternational
      Media name/outletYouTube
      Media typeWeb
      Duration/Length/Size87 minutes
      Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
      Date18/06/21
      DescriptionDr. Yusuf interviewed Dr. Van Ittersum about her days as a PhD student at Harvard University, about the ideological justifications of Dutch imperialism and colonialism in the early modern period --one of her research topics-- and about the fascinating life of the Dutch jurist Hugo Grotius (often characterized as 'father of international law'), whose writings continue to be of great importance for international relations today.
      Producer/AuthorMartine van Ittersum and Abdullah Yusuf
      URLhttps://youtu.be/ojNNA79p-Eg
      PersonsMartine Van Ittersum, Abdullah Yusuf
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    Keywords

    • Hugo Grotius
    • Dutch imperialism and colonialism
    • History of political thought
    • Ideological justification of European expansion abroad