Dr. Sadiah Boonstra is part of a newly funded research project under the NWA programme (Dutch Research Agenda), examining the ongoing effects of Dutch slavery and colonialism. 'Slavery past present: Dutch slavery and colonialism and their present-day impact' brings together an international consortium of researchers, cultural practitioners, and institutions working across different disciplines.
Dr Sadiah Boonstra co-edited "Rethinking Histories of Indonesia: Experiencing, Resisting and Renegotiating Coloniality" with Bronwyn Anne Beech Jones, Katharine McGregor, Ken M.P. Setiawan, and Abdul Wahid. Bringing together seventeen contributors, the volume examines Indonesian history through the lens of coloniality and its enduring legacies in the present.
On 30 July 2025, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the appointment of the interdisciplinary consortium “Koloniale Macht en Kennis” (Colonial Power and Knowledge) to investigate the Academy’s colonial past and its ongoing legacies. Led by historian of science Laurens de Rooy, the consortium brings together researchers and practitioners from across disciplines, including Dr Sadiah Boonstra, who contributes her expertise in cultural history, decoloniality, and heritage practices through CultureLab Consultancy.