Beatrice de Graaf

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Beatrice de Graaf
Beatrice de Graaf (2018).jpg
Beatrice de Graaf in 2018
Born (1976-04-19) 19 April 1976 (age 45)
OccupationHistorian
Academic background
Academic work
DisciplineTerrorism
InstitutionsUniversity of Utrecht

Beatrice A. de Graaf (born 19 April 1976, in Putten) is a Dutch professor at the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University. She often appears in the media as a terrorism expert.

Career[]

De Graaf studied History and German at the University of Utrecht and the University of Bonn. In December 2004 she obtained her PhD with a dissertation on the relationship between the GDR, the peace movement and the Dutch churches. In 2005 she received the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Prize for this dissertation.[1] After her PhD, De Graaf worked in Utrecht as a university lecturer. In 2007 she transferred to Leiden University, where she co-founded the Centre for Terrorism and Counterterrorism (CTC), attached to The Hague campus. In 2012, she was appointed professor of 'Conflict and security in historical perspective' at the CTC. In February 2014 she returned to Utrecht University. There she holds the chair entitled 'History of International Relations & Global Governance'.[2]

De Graaf's overarching research theme is the history of security and (counter)terrorism since the nineteenth century. Between 2009 and 2013 she conducted research in this area with a grant funded by the Dutch Research Council for the project Enemies of the State,[3] and as a Fellow of the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS). In 2014 she received an ERC Consolidator Grant for the Securing Europe: Fighting its Enemies Project, for which she and a team of historians conducted research into the development of European security regimes between 1815 and 1914.[4] She also carries out various research activities into terrorism and security in the twenty-first century, for example into the social effects of lawsuits against terrorists.[5]

De Graaf is a member of (nl) of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences,[6] the European Council on Foreign Relations,[7] and various advisory committees in the field of national and international security. As a terrorism expert, she regularly comments on current affairs in the media.[8]

From November 2004 to June 2013, De Graaf was chairman of the Association of Christian Historians (VCH). In 1998 she became editor of Transparant (nl), the quarterly magazine of the VCH.[9] She is a member of the Christian Union and was fifth on the candidate list for that party for the election to the Senate in 2015.[10]

On January 23, 2015, Beatrice de Graaf, together with Alexander Rinnooy Kan, was appointed chair of the Dutch National Research Agenda.[11]

Awards[]

  • 2017: Language State Master.[12]
  • 2018: Stevin Prize (2.5 million euros) awarded by the NWO.
  • 2018: Opzij Top 100 (nl) - most influential woman in the Netherlands in the Education and Science category.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Award winners Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award, Tilburg University. Geraadpleegd op 28 March 2015
  2. ^ Beatrice de Graaf wordt hoogleraar bij de Universiteit Utrecht, persbericht Universiteit Utrecht, 5 December 2013
  3. ^ Enemies of the State. The making of the National Security State in the Western world, 1945-2001, website NWO. Geraadpleegd op 28 March 2015
  4. ^ Prestigious European grant for Beatrice de Graaf, persbericht Universiteit Utrecht, 9 December 2013
  5. ^ Terrorists on Trial. The Court Room as a Stage in the Struggle for Publicity, Public Support and Legitimacy, website NIAS-KNAW. Geraadpleegd op 28 March 2015
  6. ^ Leden van De Jonge Akademie
  7. ^ Overzicht raadsleden ECFR
  8. ^ "Prof. Dr. Beatrice de Graaf". Extreme Beliefs. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  9. ^ Historicus met christelijke scoop, Reformatorisch Dagblad, 15 November 2004
  10. ^ Kandidatenlijst ChristenUnie Eerste Kamer 2015. Geraadpleegd op 28 March 2015
  11. ^ Beatrice de Graaf en Alexander Rinnooy Kan voorzitters Nationale Wetenschapsagenda, nieuwsbericht Rijksoverheid.nl, 23 January 2015
  12. ^ De Taalstaat, NPO Radio 1, 30 December 2017
  13. ^ "Opzij: Ilse Warringa invloedrijkste vrouw in cultuur". Het Parool. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

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