According to Dorsman, it is difficult to say what the impact of protests at universities will be. “It’s complicated because you can’t properly measure the impact on the rest of society.” He mentions former ministers and former diplomats as examples Wednesday call on Prime Minister Rutte to put his money where his mouth is and take measures against Israel. “Did they come up with that themselves, or has that idea become stronger as the students have done this?” he wonders. He refers to last week’s demonstrations at Utrecht University and the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
How should the university deal with protests? ‘Keeping in conversation, but there are limits’
