BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:Against the tide? Conservatism on campus METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260316T160000 DTEND:20260316T173000 DTSTAMP:20260316T160000 UID:2026/3D-tegen-de-stroom-in-con@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260422T004546 LOCATION:3D | VU Dialogue Stage De Boelelaan 1085 1081 HV Amsterdam SUMMARY:Against the tide? Conservatism on campus X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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

The conservat ive narrative is back from never having been fully gone, and has secu red electoral victories with slogans that seem primarily to want to r estore some good old time. Meanwhile, the university and its populati on get a scolding. We are too elitist and too woke. We are out of tou ch with the concerns of ordinary citizens. And while we preach inclus ion, conservative views are in actuality not tolerated. At least , that is the indictment. 

On 16 March 16:00 (that’s 4 P M for Americans) 3D will venture outside of the ivory tower. In a dia logue with prominent conservative and Theologist of the Netherlands P rof. dr. Arnold Huijgen and philosopher Prof. dr. Govert Buijs, we will discuss this interesting movemen t, which is so rarely heard on campus. Is our society indeed turning more conservative? Is there really so little space on university camp uses for the conservative viewpoint? And, not unimportant, to what ex tent is that new and successful, populist reactionary conservative so und áctual conservatism? Together with all present, we will seek to answer these questions, and more. 

DESCRIPTION: The conservative narrative is back from never having been fully gone, and has secured electoral victories with slogans that se em primarily to want to restore some good old time. Meanwhile, the un iversity and its population get a scolding. We are too elitist and to o woke. We are out of touch with the concerns of ordinary citizens. A nd 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 iv ory tower. In a dialogue with prominent conservative and Theologist o f the Netherlands Prof. dr. Arnold Huijgen and philo sopher Prof. dr. Govert Buijs, we will discuss this interesting movement, which is so rarely heard on campus. Is our soci ety indeed turning more conservative? Is there really so little space on university campuses for the conservative viewpoint? And, not unim portant, to what extent is that new and successful, populist reaction ary conservative sound áctual conservatism? Together with all presen t, we will seek to answer these questions, and more.  For years, the world seemed to increasingly embrace progressive ideals, but loo king at the results of many big elections over the last decade, one c an’t help but think this momentum has all but disappeared. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR