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Liesbeth van de Grift is a Professor of International History and Environment at Utrecht University. Her research specializes in the political representation of rural environmental governance in the twentieth century. A focal point of her inquiries is the evolution of 'nature' and 'the environment' within the political agenda and how these concepts have shifted democratic ideas and practices of representation. Currently, she leads a VIDI project titled 'Consumers March', which investigates the role of public interest groups and bottom-up mobilization in the history of European governance. Her academic contributions also encompass topics such as land reclamation practices, rural resettlement post-World War I, and political transitions in Soviet-occupied Europe after 1945. Van de Grift serves as the director of the Research Institute for History and Art History at Utrecht University and is a member of the programme board for the university's strategic theme of Pathways to Sustainability. Additionally, she is the initiator of the Network for Environmental Humanities and teaches various programs at both the Bachelor's and Master's levels in History and International Relations.
Department of Psychology