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Dr. Roel Frakking is a Lecturer in Political History at the Department of History and Art History, Utrecht University. His research focuses on colonial history, political violence, and decolonization processes in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia and Malaysia. He holds a postdoc affiliation with the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV, Leiden) and contributes to initiatives like the Resistance Museum Amsterdam. His work emphasizes local dynamics in decolonization conflicts, including micro-level analyses of violence and legitimacy in postcolonial contexts.
Key research areas include the Indonesian War of Independence (1945–1950), comparative studies of decolonization in Southeast Asia and Africa, and the role of violence in political transitions. He has co-edited volumes such as Revolutionary Worlds: Local Perspectives and Dynamics during the Indonesian Independence War, 1945–1949 and published in journals like International History Review and Low Countries Historical Review.
Dr. Frakking engages with public discourse on colonial memory, contributing to media outlets like De Volkskrant and Tempo, and participates in international conferences on decolonization and violence studies. His teaching includes courses on genocide, political violence, and comparative historical themes.
