Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut Rome

The Ancient Roots of Settler Colonialism

15 april 2025

  The discourse on settler colonialism has largely been shaped by historians of the modern era, with a strong emphasis on Western colonial practices. While this perspective has provided valuable insights into the phenomenon’s influence on the modern geopolitical...

Introduction

8 april 2025

  Ever since the publication of Patrick Wolfe’s seminal paper on settler colonialism’s logic of elimination, historians have debated with new vigour what settler colonialism is, when and why it originally emerged, and how it has shaped the world we live in today....
Season’s greetings

Season’s greetings

19 december 2024

We wish you all a very joyous holiday season, and may the New Year inspire success and new possibilities! Please note that the Institute will remain closed for external users from 23 December. We look forward to seeing you back in the new year, starting from Tuesday,...