About us
The Contesting Governance platform critically examines how power is constituted and contested in institutions and society. We explore shifting governance, security, institutions, and human rights landscapes, analyzing how state and non-state actors shape political and socio-economic orders. Our platform highlights how contestation, through protests, legal action, and alternative governance models, can strengthen and endanger societies. By bringing together interdisciplinary researchers from Utrecht University and beyond, we push the boundaries of contemporary governance research.