Dr Mijke de Waardt
Research area(s)
- Victimology, with particular attention to reparations, recognition, and experiences of justice
- Experiences and meanings of harm and mass victimisation, victim identities, and participation
- Transitional justice, human rights and international law, and relationships between states, institutions, and survivors
- Emerging interest in green victimology, environmental harm, and questions of recognition and repair
- Ethnographic and participatory research, visual methods, and mixed-methods approaches
- Regional expertise in Latin America and research experience in Peru, Colombia, Guatemala, Cyprus, Cambodia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Guinea, and Iraq.
Involved in theme(s)
CV
| 2019-now | Researcher / Senior Researcher, NSCR |
| 2017-2019 | Assistant Professor in Victimology & Transitional Justice and Director of Studies, MSc Victimology & Criminal Justice, INTERVICT, Tilburg Law School |
| 2014-2017 | Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| 2014 | PhD, Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA), University of Amsterdam & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| 2006-2008 | Public Sector Consultant, BMC Group |
| 2005 | MA Latin American Studies, CEDLA, University of Amsterdam |
| 2003 | MSc Educational Sciences, University of Amsterdam |
| 2002-15 | Co-founder and Board Member, Niños del Futuro, Peru / the Netherlands |
Publications
2026
M de Waardt; M de Hoon; A van Baar
Massavictimisatie voorbij aantallen: nieuwe perspectieven op slachtofferschap, institutionele verantwoordelijkheid en herstel
Journal Article
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title = {Massavictimisatie voorbij aantallen: nieuwe perspectieven op slachtofferschap, institutionele verantwoordelijkheid en herstel},
author = {M de Waardt and M de Hoon and A van Baar},
url = {https://www.boomportaal.nl/tijdschrift/TvC/TvC_0165-182X_2026_068_001_001},
doi = {10.5553/TvC/0165182X2026068001001},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-14},
urldate = {2026-09-14},
journal = {Tijdschrift voor Criminologie},
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K Baudewijns; M de Waardt
Slachtofferidentificatie en erkenning na massavictimisatie: Herstelmaatregelen (reparations) in de zaak Katanga aan het Internationaal Strafhof en belevingen van slachtofferschap in Ituri, Oost-Congo
Journal Article
@article{Baudewijns2026,
title = {Slachtofferidentificatie en erkenning na massavictimisatie: Herstelmaatregelen (reparations) in de zaak Katanga aan het Internationaal Strafhof en belevingen van slachtofferschap in Ituri, Oost-Congo},
author = {K Baudewijns and M de Waardt},
url = {https://www.boomportaal.nl/tijdschrift/TvC/TvC_0165-182X_2026_068_001_002 },
doi = {10.5553/TvC/0165182X2026068001002},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-09-14},
urldate = {2026-09-14},
journal = {Tijdschrift voor Criminologie},
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2025
A Balta; M de Waardt; M Vaes
ECCC Reparations Inside and Out: Unpacking Rhetorics on Reparative Justice for Victims of Mass Crimes
Journal Article
@article{Balta2025,
title = {ECCC Reparations Inside and Out: Unpacking Rhetorics on Reparative Justice for Victims of Mass Crimes},
author = {A Balta and M de Waardt and M Vaes},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-627-7_9},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-627-7_9},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-04-05},
journal = {Netherlands Yearbook of International Law 2022},
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pubstate = {published},
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F Demercivi; M de Waardt
Justice beyond compensation: How survivors of human rights violations in Türkiye experience ECtHR reparations
Journal Article
@article{Demercivi2025,
title = {Justice beyond compensation: How survivors of human rights violations in Türkiye experience ECtHR reparations},
author = {F Demercivi and M de Waardt },
url = {https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02697580251390548},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/02697580251390548},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-12-15},
journal = {International Review of Victimology},
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pubstate = {published},
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Caso Masacres de Río Negro vs. Guatemala: Medidas de reparaciones
Miscellaneous
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title = {Caso Masacres de Río Negro vs. Guatemala: Medidas de reparaciones},
author = {M de Waardt },
url = {https://nscr.nl/app/uploads/2025/12/Poster-Guatemala-scaled.jpg},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-12-01},
urldate = {2025-12-01},
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2024
M Kragting; N Elbers; F Augusteijn; M de Waardt; J Beijers; M Kunst; A Pemberton
Understanding the Relationship Between Agency and Communion and Victim Impact Statements
Journal Article
@article{Kragting2024,
title = {Understanding the Relationship Between Agency and Communion and Victim Impact Statements},
author = {M Kragting and N Elbers and F Augusteijn and M de Waardt and J Beijers and M Kunst and A Pemberton},
url = {https://rdcu.be/dA84k},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-03-13},
journal = {International Criminology},
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V Pijlman; V Eichelsheim; A Pemberton; M de Waardt
“I Did Not Want to Make a Bigger Deal Out of It than It Was”: A Mixed-Method Study on the Help-Seeking Behavior of Victims of Image-Based Sexual Harassment and Abuse
Journal Article
@article{Pijlman2024b,
title = {“I Did Not Want to Make a Bigger Deal Out of It than It Was”: A Mixed-Method Study on the Help-Seeking Behavior of Victims of Image-Based Sexual Harassment and Abuse},
author = {V Pijlman and V Eichelsheim and A Pemberton and M de Waardt},
url = {https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08862605241258996},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605241258996},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-06-24},
journal = {Journal of Interpersonal Violence},
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V Pijlman; M de Waardt; L Schoonmade; V Eichelsheim; A Pemberton
The Help-Seeking Behavior of Victims of Image-Based Sexual Harassment and Abuse: A Scoping Review
Journal Article
@article{Pijlman2024bb,
title = {The Help-Seeking Behavior of Victims of Image-Based Sexual Harassment and Abuse: A Scoping Review},
author = {V Pijlman and M de Waardt and L Schoonmade and V Eichelsheim and A Pemberton},
url = {https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15248380241289435},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380241289435},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-10-20},
journal = {Trauma, Violence, & Abuse},
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2023
V Pijlman; V Eichelsheim; A Pemberton; M de Waardt
“Sometimes It Seems Easier to Push It Away”: A Study Into the Barriers to Help-Seeking for Victims of Sexual Violence
Journal Article
@article{Pijlman2023b,
title = {“Sometimes It Seems Easier to Push It Away”: A Study Into the Barriers to Help-Seeking for Victims of Sexual Violence},
author = {V Pijlman and V Eichelsheim and A Pemberton and M de Waardt},
url = {https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/08862605221147064},
doi = {10.1177/08862605221147064},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-01-30},
journal = {Journal of Interpersonal Violence},
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M Kragting; F Augusteijn; N Elbers; M de Waardt; J Beijers; A Pemberton; M Kunst
Evaluatie wet uitbreiding spreekrecht slachtoffers en nabestaanden in het strafproces
Miscellaneous
@misc{Kragting2023,
title = {Evaluatie wet uitbreiding spreekrecht slachtoffers en nabestaanden in het strafproces},
author = {M Kragting and F Augusteijn and N Elbers and M de Waardt and J Beijers and A Pemberton and M Kunst},
url = {https://nscr.nl/app/uploads/2023/02/Kragting-et-al-2023-Evaluatie-wet-uitbreiding-spreekrecht-slachtoffers-en-nabestaanden-in-het-strafproces.pdf},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-02-07},
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M de Waardt; D Georgiou; K Baudewijns
Examining Effects of the Interim Reparative Measures of the Global Survivors Fund on Survivors of Conflict Related Sexual Violence in Guinea and the DRC
Miscellaneous
@misc{deWaardt2023,
title = {Examining Effects of the Interim Reparative Measures of the Global Survivors Fund on Survivors of Conflict Related Sexual Violence in Guinea and the DRC},
author = {M de Waardt and D Georgiou and K Baudewijns},
url = {https://nscr.nl/app/uploads/2023/03/NSCR_Factsheet_IRM_CRSV_GSF.pdf},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-02-01},
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M Bax; M de Waardt; R Letschert
Massavictimisatie
Book Chapter
@inbook{Bax2023,
title = {Massavictimisatie},
author = {M Bax and M de Waardt and R Letschert},
editor = {A van Doorn and J Brands and M Kunst and E Muller and A Pemberton and L van Reemst},
url = {https://shop.wolterskluwer.nl/Slachtoffers-Onderzoek-beleid-en-praktijk-sNPSLONBEP/#pdp-editors-authors},
year = {2023},
date = {2023-02-22},
booktitle = {Slachtoffers: Onderzoek, beleid en praktijk},
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2022
M de Waardt; E Willems
Recipients Versus Participants: Politics of Aid and Victim Representation in Transitional Justice Practices in Peru
Journal Article
@article{deWaardt2022,
title = {Recipients Versus Participants: Politics of Aid and Victim Representation in Transitional Justice Practices in Peru},
author = {M de Waardt and E Willems},
url = {https://muse.jhu.edu/article/853928
https://nscr.nl/app/uploads/2022/05/DEWAARDT_WILLEMS_RecipientsVsParticipants_PoliticsOfAidVictimRepresentationPeru.pdf },
year = {2022},
date = {2022-05-02},
journal = {Human Rights Quarterly},
volume = {44},
number = {2},
pages = {339-363},
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E Willems; M de Waardt
Van vervreemding tot verzet in post-conflict samenlevingen; Slachtoffermobilisatie in functie van sociale rechtvaardigheid
Journal Article
@article{Willems2022,
title = {Van vervreemding tot verzet in post-conflict samenlevingen; Slachtoffermobilisatie in functie van sociale rechtvaardigheid},
author = {E Willems and M de Waardt},
url = {https://nscr.nl/app/uploads/2022/09/TCC_2211-9507_2022_012_001_002_Willems-De-Waardt.pdf},
doi = {10.5553/TCC/221195072022012001002},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-09-06},
journal = {Tijdschrift over Cultuur & Criminaliteit},
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V Pijlman; A Pemberton; V Eichelsheim; M de Waardt
Welke factoren spelen een rol in de overweging om hulp te zoeken na seksueel geweld? Een beknopt overzicht van het hulpzoekgedrag van slachtoffers
Journal Article
@article{Pijlman2022,
title = {Welke factoren spelen een rol in de overweging om hulp te zoeken na seksueel geweld? Een beknopt overzicht van het hulpzoekgedrag van slachtoffers},
author = {V Pijlman and A Pemberton and V Eichelsheim and M de Waardt},
url = {https://nscr.nl/app/uploads/2023/09/Welke_factoren_spelen_een_rol_in_de_overweging_om_hulp_te_zoeken_na_seksueel_geweld.pdf},
doi = {10.5553/TvC/0165182X2022064002004},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-11-15},
journal = {Tijdschrift voor Criminologie},
volume = {64},
number = {2},
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2021
M de Waardt; D Georgiou; E Celal
Attempts at Redress Through the Lens of Social Identity: Housing, Land and Property of the Displaced in Cyprus
Journal Article
@article{deWaardt2021,
title = {Attempts at Redress Through the Lens of Social Identity: Housing, Land and Property of the Displaced in Cyprus },
author = {M de Waardt and D Georgiou and E Celal},
url = {https://academic.oup.com/ijtj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ijtj/ijaa032/6161358?login=true},
doi = {/10.1093/ijtj/ijaa032},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-03-07},
journal = {International Journal of Transitional Justice},
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V Pijlman; V Eichelsheim; A Pemberton; M de Waardt
Onderzoek naar de ‘tijdelijke regeling vergoeding eigen risico zorgverzekering slachtoffers van seksueel geweld’
Miscellaneous
@misc{Pijlman2021,
title = {Onderzoek naar de ‘tijdelijke regeling vergoeding eigen risico zorgverzekering slachtoffers van seksueel geweld’},
author = {V Pijlman and V Eichelsheim and A Pemberton and M de Waardt},
url = {https://nscr.nl/app/uploads/2021/12/NSCR_Tijdelijke-Regeling-Slachtoffers-Seksueel-Geweld_311021.pdf
https://nscr.nl/app/uploads/2021/12/NSCR_Samenvatting-NL-ENG_Tijdelijke-Regeling-Slachtoffers-Seksueel-Geweld_311021.pdf},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-12-16},
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2020
M Bax; M de Waardt
Belofte maakt schuld. Nederlandse Spoorwegen en schadevergoeding voor overlevenden van WOII-transporten
Journal Article
@article{Bax2020,
title = {Belofte maakt schuld. Nederlandse Spoorwegen en schadevergoeding voor overlevenden van WOII-transporten},
author = {M Bax and M de Waardt },
url = {https://www.bjutijdschriften.nl/tijdschrift/tijdschriftherstelrecht/2019/4/TvH_1568-654X_2019_019_004_005},
doi = {10.5553/TvH/1568654X2019019004005},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-02-26},
journal = {Tijdschrift voor Herstelrecht},
number = {4},
pages = {36-49},
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M de Waardt; D Georgiou; E Celal
Attemps for Redress Through the Lens of Social Identity: Housing, Land and Property of the Displaced in Cyprus
Journal Article
@article{deWaardt2020,
title = {Attemps for Redress Through the Lens of Social Identity: Housing, Land and Property of the Displaced in Cyprus},
author = {M de Waardt and D Georgiou and E Celal},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-06-30},
journal = {International Journal of Transitional Justice},
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2019
M de Waardt; S Weber
Beyond Victims’ Mere Presence: An Empirical Analysis of Victim Participation in Transitional Justice in Colombia
Journal Article
@article{deWaardt2019,
title = {Beyond Victims’ Mere Presence: An Empirical Analysis of Victim Participation in Transitional Justice in Colombia},
author = {M de Waardt and S Weber},
url = {https://academic.oup.com/jhrp/article/11/1/209/5427454},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huz002},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-04-03},
journal = {Journal of Human Rights Practice},
volume = {11},
number = {1},
pages = {209-228},
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2018
The politics of victimhood at the grassroots level. Inclusion and exclusion among Peruvian victim-survivor associations
Book Chapter
@inbook{deWaardt2018,
title = {The politics of victimhood at the grassroots level. Inclusion and exclusion among Peruvian victim-survivor associations},
author = {M de Waardt},
editor = {V Druliolle and R Brett},
year = {2018},
date = {2018-06-15},
booktitle = {The Politics of Victimhood in Post-conflict Societies},
issuetitle = {St Antony's Series},
pages = {133-158},
publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan},
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Feminist and human rights struggles in peru: Decolonizing transitional justice
Journal Article
@article{deWaardt2018b,
title = {Feminist and human rights struggles in peru: Decolonizing transitional justice},
author = {M de Waardt },
year = {2018},
date = {2018-06-15},
journal = {Journal of Latin American Studies},
volume = {50},
number = {2},
pages = {496-498},
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2016
Naming and shaming victims. The semantics of victimhood
Journal Article
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title = {Naming and shaming victims. The semantics of victimhood},
author = {M de Waardt},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-06-30},
journal = {International Journal of Transitional Justice},
volume = {10},
number = {3},
pages = {432-450 },
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M de Waardt; A Ypeij
Peruvian grassroots organizations in times of violence and peace. Between economic solidarity, participatory democracy and feminism
Journal Article
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title = {Peruvian grassroots organizations in times of violence and peace. Between economic solidarity, participatory democracy and feminism},
author = {M de Waardt and A Ypeij},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-06-15},
journal = {Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations},
volume = {28},
number = {3},
pages = {1249-1269},
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2014
Vergetelheid en vervreemding. De Peruaanse kunst van het overleven
Book Chapter
@inbook{deWaardt2014,
title = {Vergetelheid en vervreemding. De Peruaanse kunst van het overleven},
author = {M de Waardt },
editor = {M Thomas},
url = {Oblivion and alienation. The Peruvian art of survival. In: Latin America in the picture: Visions of a turbulent region},
year = {2014},
date = {2014-06-30},
booktitle = {Latijns Amerika in beeld: Visies op een bewogen regio},
number = {29},
pages = {41-47},
publisher = {Cuadernos del CEDLA},
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2013
Are Peruvian victims being mocked? Politicization of victimhood and victims’ motivations for reparations
Journal Article
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title = {Are Peruvian victims being mocked? Politicization of victimhood and victims’ motivations for reparations},
author = {M de Waardt },
year = {2013},
date = {2013-07-01},
journal = {Human Rights Quarterly},
volume = {35},
number = {4},
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2012
Do victims only cry? Victim-survivors and their grassroots organizations in Peru
Book Chapter
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author = {M de Waardt },
editor = {A Ouweneel},
year = {2012},
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booktitle = {Andeans and Their Use of Cultural Resources. Space, Gender, Rights & Identity},
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