Drs. Sjoerd van der Linde



Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 6452
E-Mail: s.j.van.der.linde@arch.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department: Faculteit Archeologie, World Heritage
Office Address: WSD
Reuvensplaats 3-4
2311 BE Leiden
Room number 102C
Personal Homepage: www.sjoerdvanderlinde.com


PhD Research

International Archaeological Heritage Management.

ACE
Sjoerd van der Linde is currently involved with the EU research programme 'Archaeology in Contemporary Europe: Professional Practices and Public Outreach'  (ACE). He is also involved in teaching aspects of Archaeological Heritage Management at the Faculty of Archaeology of Leiden University. 

Background
He obtained his BSc in Archaeology at Leiden University (2003) and his MA in Managing Archaeological Sites at University College London (2004). He subsequently worked for the UNESCO WHC in Paris, for the Stonehenge Project with English Heritage, and as Research Assistant Managing Archaeological Sites and Head of Site Management and Interpretation for the Centre for Applied Archaeology (UCL).

PhD research: Digging holes in foreign cultures 
Sjoerd has started his PhD research Digging holes in foreign cultures? Development of an ethical and sustainable framework for managing archaeological sites in the developing world (funded by NWO’s Maatschappij & Gedragswetenschappen) examining the socio-political and cultural contexts in which theory and practice of Dutch archaeological projects in postcolonial contexts are developed and utilized.

Aims
His research will evaluate how the discourse, theory and institutional context of Dutch archaeology impacts upon professionals working in postcolonial contexts and how this relates to contemporary needs and values of national, regional and local communities and stakeholders in the host country. It will examine key issues in Dutch policy and practice, integrate these with theoretical insights from the fields of social sciences and development studies, in order to develop an ethical and sustainable framework for undertaking archaeological projects in postcolonial contexts.

Last Modified: 06-07-2011