Sandra M. Rios Oyola

Dr Sandra M. Rios Oyola

Small Group Project 2024-25

Reimagining Victims' Reparation Global Network - Phase II (RVRGN-II)

RVRGN-II aims to strengthen communication and collaboration among an interdisciplinary team of scholars and practitioners working on novel ways to address reparations for victims of widespread human rights abuses. The project's emphasis on grassroots initiatives and a shift toward socio-cultural and economic rights in reparative mechanisms may diverge significantly from the priorities and criteria of mainstream funding bodies that favor state-led procedures, making it less likely to receive their financial support.

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Areas of interest

Sociology Historical Justice Atrocity Transitional Justice Colombia Dignity Conflict Resolution Time Temporality Religion Conflict

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FG10

Biography

Sandra M. Rios Oyola is an Assistant Professor in Sociology, where she teach courses related to classic and contemporary theories and methods of sociology, and Historical Justice and Memory.

Her main research interests have been the interdisciplinary study of victims’ suffering’s social and transformative impact. She studies its legal and policy-making implications and the sociological narratives of memory that help make sense of atrocity. Complementarily, her teaching aims to create a participative environment where students feel comfortable voicing their views in a way that respects diversity.

Originally from Colombia, where she got her BA in Sociology, Sandra has lived in The Netherlands for the past eight years. She completed her MA in Religious Studies at Florida International University, and her Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Aberdeen (2010–2014). Later, she held a postdoc position at Utrecht University, at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM). She taught at the BA in International Studies at Leiden University (2017-2018).

Biographical details correct as of 09.07.25