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Maarten is a PhD student in International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science, with expertise on the trans-imperial nature of European colonialism in twentieth century Asia. He completed his undergraduate degree in history at St Peter’s College Oxford and holds an MA and MSc in International and World History from Columbia University and the LSE, respectively.
Maarten’s PhD research focuses on the trans-imperial networks that extended Dutch imperial influence across twentieth century Asia. His thesis investigates corporate, consular, and diasporic networks across Asian port cities beyond the Netherlands East Indies. Maarten aims to demonstrate how such trans-imperial networks and agents laid the foundation for continued European mobility and colonial exploitation after political decolonization.
Expertise Details: Colonialism, Modern Asia, Interwar Period, Decolonization, Dutch Imperialism, Trans-Imperialism, Port Cities
Research Topic: The trans-imperial extension of the Dutch Empire in Asian port cities, 1918-1960
Supervisor: Professor Kirsten Schulze