Frank Gerits
@frankgerits.bsky.social
Tenured Assistant Professor Utrecht University II Research Fellow University of the Free State, Bloemfontein South Africa
Climate Justice Historian and International History of the Global South
Climate Justice Historian and International History of the Global South
The History of market mechanisms and COP meetings, why? how? (in Dutch) www.mo.be/opinie/hoe-m...
‘Hoe marktwerking de klimaatconferenties binnensloop’ – MO*
Door geen pad naar reductiedoelen te creëren lieten de VN-klimaatconferenties vrij spel aan de neoliberale vrije markt.
www.mo.be
October 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The History of market mechanisms and COP meetings, why? how? (in Dutch) www.mo.be/opinie/hoe-m...
@lastweektonight.com doing the Presidential Library System. yes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB1-...
Presidential Libraries: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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October 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
@lastweektonight.com doing the Presidential Library System. yes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB1-...
A new academic year at Utrecht University — always a highlight. The energy, curiosity, and fresh perspectives students bring to the classroom are what make this work so enjoyable. Excited for the year ahead!
You can still join the Existential Risk Workshop on 25 September: www.uu.nl/en/events/wo...
You can still join the Existential Risk Workshop on 25 September: www.uu.nl/en/events/wo...
Workshop: Existential Risk in the Netherlands. A New Field of Study?
Explore the the social, economic, and ecological aspects of existential risks and what a ‘Risk Community’ could contribute to research in the Netherlands.
www.uu.nl
September 1, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A new academic year at Utrecht University — always a highlight. The energy, curiosity, and fresh perspectives students bring to the classroom are what make this work so enjoyable. Excited for the year ahead!
You can still join the Existential Risk Workshop on 25 September: www.uu.nl/en/events/wo...
You can still join the Existential Risk Workshop on 25 September: www.uu.nl/en/events/wo...
1 MONTH TO GO UNTIL THE "EXISTENTIAL RISK IN THE NETHERLANDS WORKSHOP"
If you want to attend as an audience member get in touch with my (f.p.l.gerits@uu.nl)
Funded "Pathways to Sustainability"
Part of the Politics of Environmental Action Project.
If you want to attend as an audience member get in touch with my (f.p.l.gerits@uu.nl)
Funded "Pathways to Sustainability"
Part of the Politics of Environmental Action Project.
August 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
1 MONTH TO GO UNTIL THE "EXISTENTIAL RISK IN THE NETHERLANDS WORKSHOP"
If you want to attend as an audience member get in touch with my (f.p.l.gerits@uu.nl)
Funded "Pathways to Sustainability"
Part of the Politics of Environmental Action Project.
If you want to attend as an audience member get in touch with my (f.p.l.gerits@uu.nl)
Funded "Pathways to Sustainability"
Part of the Politics of Environmental Action Project.
Macron has acknowledged that the anticolonial struggle in Niger was a full-blown war. He further recognized that France engaged in some neocolonial meddling after independence. Why? Read my piece (in French) in The Conversation
theconversation.com/massacre-de-...
theconversation.com/massacre-de-...
Massacre de l'armée coloniale au Niger : derrière le mea culpa de Macron, la continuité d’un récit historique biaisé
Une expression matérielle de regret sous la forme d'un monument dédié aux vies africaines perdues pourrait, à cet égard, être un bon point de départ.
theconversation.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Macron has acknowledged that the anticolonial struggle in Niger was a full-blown war. He further recognized that France engaged in some neocolonial meddling after independence. Why? Read my piece (in French) in The Conversation
theconversation.com/massacre-de-...
theconversation.com/massacre-de-...
I had the opportunity to speak about the mysterious and tragic plane crash of Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961. The podcast by @BNR has high production value, making it enjoyable to listen to even on a beach or during a walk.
www.bnr.nl/podcast/fact...
www.bnr.nl/podcast/fact...
13. Dood Boven Katanga
18 september 1961, even na middernacht. Een Douglas DC-6 vliegtuig nadert de luchthaven van Ndola in Noord-Rhodesië. Aan boord zit Dag Hammarskjöld, de 56-j...
www.bnr.nl
August 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I had the opportunity to speak about the mysterious and tragic plane crash of Dag Hammarskjöld in 1961. The podcast by @BNR has high production value, making it enjoyable to listen to even on a beach or during a walk.
www.bnr.nl/podcast/fact...
www.bnr.nl/podcast/fact...
Thursday 12 June, 16h: a panel conversation with actual real climate change activists who will participate in the next COP.
Come to Universiteit Utrecht Library! More info behind the QR code!
Come to Universiteit Utrecht Library! More info behind the QR code!
June 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Thursday 12 June, 16h: a panel conversation with actual real climate change activists who will participate in the next COP.
Come to Universiteit Utrecht Library! More info behind the QR code!
Come to Universiteit Utrecht Library! More info behind the QR code!
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Looking forward to celebrating this wonderful book! #anticolonial #extinction #studies [alt text: an image of a mastodon skeleton faces right. A figure riding an elephant sits underneath and left, with two figures (one holding a spear, the other a cane and top hat) to the right.
📕Book Event📕
Join NACBS to discuss Sadiah Qureshi’s latest work, Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction. Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social will join @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social in conversation.
June 10 at 11am ET
Free & open to the public
Info & RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
Join NACBS to discuss Sadiah Qureshi’s latest work, Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction. Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social will join @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social in conversation.
June 10 at 11am ET
Free & open to the public
Info & RSVP: www.nacbs.org/event-detail...
Vanished with Sadiah Qureshi | NACBS
Join NACBS to discuss Sadiah Qureshi’s latest work, Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction. Audra Mitchell will join Qureshi in conversation.
www.nacbs.org
June 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Looking forward to celebrating this wonderful book! #anticolonial #extinction #studies [alt text: an image of a mastodon skeleton faces right. A figure riding an elephant sits underneath and left, with two figures (one holding a spear, the other a cane and top hat) to the right.
Talking about my book "The Ideological Scramble for Africa" on "Departures with Robert Amsterdam"
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Africa's unique ideological history and its impact on unity
Podcast Episode · Departures with Robert Amsterdam · 05/22/2025 · 28m
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June 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Talking about my book "The Ideological Scramble for Africa" on "Departures with Robert Amsterdam"
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Great workshop on the History of Non-Alignment. A collaborative project at the University of Padua History Department.
June 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Great workshop on the History of Non-Alignment. A collaborative project at the University of Padua History Department.
Great conference on AI. Off to Padova to talk Non-Alignment!
May 29, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Great conference on AI. Off to Padova to talk Non-Alignment!
Sign up if you want to attend.
Powering up towards the Bonn Climate Change Conference
📅 Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025
🕓 Time: 16:00–18:00
Powering up towards the Bonn Climate Change Conference
📅 Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025
🕓 Time: 16:00–18:00
May 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Sign up if you want to attend.
Powering up towards the Bonn Climate Change Conference
📅 Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025
🕓 Time: 16:00–18:00
Powering up towards the Bonn Climate Change Conference
📅 Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025
🕓 Time: 16:00–18:00
Great to be here! Looking forward to seeing all of you again in the ...... future
Heartily recommend holding your next academic workshop in Bologna. Wonderful two days discussing prediction and the environment for our @britishacademy.bsky.social ‘Place of Prediction’ workshop, with special thanks to host @orrosenboim.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Great to be here! Looking forward to seeing all of you again in the ...... future
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We’re so glad Bluesky appreciates The Conversation’s approach to journalism. And we get 3.6x the readership from Bluesky that we get from X.
But many people don’t know about us yet – if you think your followers would appreciate our links in their feed, please let them know about us.
But many people don’t know about us yet – if you think your followers would appreciate our links in their feed, please let them know about us.
How we're different | The Conversation
The Conversation is the world's leading publisher of research-based news and analysis. It is a unique collaboration between academics and journalists, provided to everyone for free.
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April 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We’re so glad Bluesky appreciates The Conversation’s approach to journalism. And we get 3.6x the readership from Bluesky that we get from X.
But many people don’t know about us yet – if you think your followers would appreciate our links in their feed, please let them know about us.
But many people don’t know about us yet – if you think your followers would appreciate our links in their feed, please let them know about us.
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For this Earth Day and in celebration of my commitment to the bit that my book makes it to With Love, Meghan I made a step and repeat for it with @uchicagopress.bsky.social gift wrap.
You can buy a copy or request your library purchase one, please. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/vi...
You can buy a copy or request your library purchase one, please. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/vi...
April 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
For this Earth Day and in celebration of my commitment to the bit that my book makes it to With Love, Meghan I made a step and repeat for it with @uchicagopress.bsky.social gift wrap.
You can buy a copy or request your library purchase one, please. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/vi...
You can buy a copy or request your library purchase one, please. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/vi...
Swing by tonight if you have time to hear me ramble about the international politics of climate change
April 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Swing by tonight if you have time to hear me ramble about the international politics of climate change
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Save the date for the next talk in the "Geneva Environmental Lecture" series! On 8 May, Mark Carey (Oregon) will speak on the very mundane history of icebergs 🧊 More on avalanche.hypotheses.org/gel
April 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Save the date for the next talk in the "Geneva Environmental Lecture" series! On 8 May, Mark Carey (Oregon) will speak on the very mundane history of icebergs 🧊 More on avalanche.hypotheses.org/gel
This is a major step forward for International Environmental History!
Our introduction, w/ @smueller.bsky.social, about the planetary age in environmental and international history is online! Check out the Forum articles by Perrin Selcer, Andrea Westermann, Liesbeth van de Grift &
@smacekura.bsky.social Let's begin the debate about the visions of the one planet 🌍
@smacekura.bsky.social Let's begin the debate about the visions of the one planet 🌍
Visions of the One Planet: The Planetary Age in International and Environmental History
“We know that you don’t have the power to stop a transaction, but for goodness’ sake, we are all on the same planet.”- Congressional Representative John Co
academic.oup.com
April 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is a major step forward for International Environmental History!
Essay - in Dutch - on the perils of revisionist imperial history ("We also did a lot of good things"). Written together with @gillianmathys.bsky.social , in response to the claims made in "Engelen uit Europa", a book by Hans Van der Jagt.
THE LINK: bmgn-lchr.nl/article/view...
THE LINK: bmgn-lchr.nl/article/view...
April 8, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Essay - in Dutch - on the perils of revisionist imperial history ("We also did a lot of good things"). Written together with @gillianmathys.bsky.social , in response to the claims made in "Engelen uit Europa", a book by Hans Van der Jagt.
THE LINK: bmgn-lchr.nl/article/view...
THE LINK: bmgn-lchr.nl/article/view...
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Very interesting article by @startswithabang.bsky.social: Ask Ethan: Why are maps of the cosmos always oval-shaped? bigthink.com/starts-with-... A different representation of temperature fluctuations, in this case from WMAP data, using depths and elevations. @pomarede.bsky.social 🧪⚛️🔭
April 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Very interesting article by @startswithabang.bsky.social: Ask Ethan: Why are maps of the cosmos always oval-shaped? bigthink.com/starts-with-... A different representation of temperature fluctuations, in this case from WMAP data, using depths and elevations. @pomarede.bsky.social 🧪⚛️🔭
Another day another book review. This time by Matteo Grilli and he actually has some criticism as well, which I will ignore for the sake of "providing readers with unprecedented insights into this period".
www.academia.edu/128476338/Gr...
www.academia.edu/128476338/Gr...
Grilli, review of The Ideological Scramble for Africa: how the pursuit of anticolonial modernity shaped a postcolonial order, 1945–1966 by Frank Gerits Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2023. Pp x...
Free State Gerits' book is part of a scholarship which, in the wake of Westad's The Global Cold War, seeks to pay more attention to the role played by the developing world in the Cold War. Ger...
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April 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Another day another book review. This time by Matteo Grilli and he actually has some criticism as well, which I will ignore for the sake of "providing readers with unprecedented insights into this period".
www.academia.edu/128476338/Gr...
www.academia.edu/128476338/Gr...
Proud to announce the launch of Routledge Resources Online: The Cold War ! 🌍
You can find the link here: www.taylorfrancis.com/rrocw/?conte...
Ruud Van Dijk is the main editor. I am editor for Africa entries. We have a big editorial board.
@shafrhistorians.bsky.social @coldwarpod.bsky.social
You can find the link here: www.taylorfrancis.com/rrocw/?conte...
Ruud Van Dijk is the main editor. I am editor for Africa entries. We have a big editorial board.
@shafrhistorians.bsky.social @coldwarpod.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Proud to announce the launch of Routledge Resources Online: The Cold War ! 🌍
You can find the link here: www.taylorfrancis.com/rrocw/?conte...
Ruud Van Dijk is the main editor. I am editor for Africa entries. We have a big editorial board.
@shafrhistorians.bsky.social @coldwarpod.bsky.social
You can find the link here: www.taylorfrancis.com/rrocw/?conte...
Ruud Van Dijk is the main editor. I am editor for Africa entries. We have a big editorial board.
@shafrhistorians.bsky.social @coldwarpod.bsky.social
Join us in the 2025 Policy Workshop ‘The Montreal Moment’ in Middelburg from 5-6 June 2025.
Supported by the RIAS in Middelburg and Pathways to Sustainability at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social @siculovevo.bsky.social
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Supported by the RIAS in Middelburg and Pathways to Sustainability at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social @siculovevo.bsky.social
www.roosevelt.nl/app/uploads/...
www.roosevelt.nl
March 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Join us in the 2025 Policy Workshop ‘The Montreal Moment’ in Middelburg from 5-6 June 2025.
Supported by the RIAS in Middelburg and Pathways to Sustainability at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social @siculovevo.bsky.social
www.roosevelt.nl/app/uploads/...
Supported by the RIAS in Middelburg and Pathways to Sustainability at @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social @siculovevo.bsky.social
www.roosevelt.nl/app/uploads/...
TOMORROW I WILL GO ON STRIKE! LIKE MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WE RESIST THE DESTRUCTION OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE NETHERLANDS
March 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
TOMORROW I WILL GO ON STRIKE! LIKE MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES WE RESIST THE DESTRUCTION OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE NETHERLANDS