Who We Are

Marie-Louise co-directs Contested Histories. She previously worked at the Salzburg Global Seminar where she held diverse positions including director of the Holocaust Education & Genocide Prevention program, director of alumni affairs and administrative director and director of development of the IHJR.

Steven Stegers is the Executive Director of EuroClio – European Association of History Educators. At EuroClio, he has developed international projects to enhance history and citizenship education since 2006. He coordinated the development of the award winning Historiana platform.

Paula holds a BA in Social and Cultural Anthropology and an Erasmus Mundus MA in European Studies. She is currently doing her PhD on the intergenerational transmission of memories in Spain at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Some of her previous research interests are dissonant heritage and the narration of memories.

Anjeza Llulla has been a Young Professional at EuroClio since February 2023. She has received a BA in International Relations and International Organisation from the University of Groningen and is now in the final semester of her MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy at Leiden University. Her research interests include conflict resolution and reconciliation efforts, especially in Southeast Europe, European Union external affairs, and ICT for education, peace, and development.

Monika is from Germany and Singapore and joined Contested Histories in 2021. She is interested in modern German history, global intellectual history, as well as colonialism in sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific. Monika has a BA in European Studies from King’s College London and an MSt in History from the University of Oxford.

Katria is interested in the intersection of identity and security in the post-Soviet space and the prevention of conflict over issues related to historical memory. She has worked on issues related to security, good governance, and human rights at ARTICLE 19, the OSCE, and the Ukrainian Parliament.

Alicia Rijlaarsdam initially joined EuroClio and the IHJR as a trainee in November 2020. As of June 2021 she continues working as a professional volunteer for Contested Histories as a supervisor and research associate. Alicia holds a MSc in Development Studies from the University of Lund.

Olivia Durand is a historian working in the field of comparative settler studies and global history. Currently a postdoctoral fellow of Freie Universität Berlin and has a DPhil from the University of Oxford. Co-founder and director of Uncomfortable Oxford, a public engagement with research organisation, active in the UK and beyond since 2018. Durand is developing the Contested Histories Toolkit for Critical Tours and its associated video tutorials, Euroclio and the Memory Studies Association.

Alice is pursuing a DPhil at the University of Oxford on the role of commemoration in constructing national identity in Ireland. She has a B.A. in International History from the London School of Economics and an MSt. in British History from the University of Oxford, Alice is particularly interested in issues of memory and identity in post-colonial and post-communist societies