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# The contested spaces of the politics of universalism
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/contested-spaces-of-politics-of-universalism/
- Published: 2013-05-10T16:05:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-23T01:25:52.000Z
- Description: A recent Dutch asylum case offers an opportunity to explore how universalism is being renegotiated within the frames of location, culture and citizenship. (Video, 15 mins)
- Author: Sudeep Dasgupta
- Tags: Cultural politics, #Migrated, Europe, Politics & activism, Oecumene: Citizenship after Orientalism, Democracy and government, ideas, Civil Society, culture, Netherlands, #en, #Import 2026-04-09 17:36, #ImagesUploaded, #appended-excerpt

*This video is part of a series published this week from the Oecumene project's second symposium, '*[*Deorientalising Citizenship?*](http://www.oecumene.eu/events/2nd-symposium?ref=opendemocracy.net)*'. All of the videos will appear on the* [*Oecumene: Citizenship after Orientalism*](https://www.opendemocracy.net/freeform-tags/oecumene-citizenship-after-orientalism) *partnership page, which is funded by the Oecumene Project and the Open University.*

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An editorial partnership with Open University

A recent Dutch asylum case offers an opportunity to explore how universalism is being renegotiated within the frames of location, culture and citizenship. *(Video, 15 mins)*