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Against the tide? Conservatism on campus 16 March 2026 16:00 - 17:30

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For years, the world seemed to increasingly embrace progressive ideals, but looking at the results of many big elections over the last decade, one can’t help but think this momentum has all but disappeared.

The conservative narrative is back from never having been fully gone, and has secured electoral victories with slogans that seem primarily to want to restore some good old time. Meanwhile, the university and its population get a scolding. We are too elitist and too woke. We are out of touch with the concerns of ordinary citizens. And while we preach inclusion, conservative views are in actuality not tolerated. At least, that is the indictment. 

On 16 March 16:00 (that’s 4 PM for Americans) 3D will venture outside of the ivory tower. In a dialogue with prominent conservative and Theologist of the Netherlands, Prof. dr. Arnold Huijgen, we will discuss this interesting movement, which is so rarely heard on campus. Is our society indeed turning more conservative? Is there really so little space on university campuses for the conservative viewpoint? And, not unimportant, to what extent is that new and successful, populist reactionary conservative sound áctual conservatism? Together with all present, we will seek to answer these questions, and more. 

Programme
  • 16 March 2026
  • 4:00 – 5:30 pm
  • Sign up here
  • Language: English
  • Free event
  • Location: debate centre 3D, in the WN building across the volleyball fields
  • For questions you can send an email to 3D
  • Audience: VU students and staff

About Against the tide? Conservatism on campus

Starting date

  • 16 March 2026

Time

  • 16:00 - 17:30

Location

  • 3D | VU Dialogue Stage

Address

  • De Boelelaan 1085
  • 1081 HV Amsterdam

Organised by

  • 3D

Language

  • English

Arnold Huijgen

Arnold Huijgen

Arnold Huijgen (born 1978) is a theologian, a minister in the Christian Reformed Churches, and a professor at the Protestant Theological University. He is currently the Theologian of the Netherlands.

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De Boelelaan 1085
1081 HV Amsterdam

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