CfP: “Religion, Anti-Gender Mobilization and Radical Right Populism”

*This year the SISP conference will not take place as planned due to the covid-19 emergency. Therefore, this CfP is an initiative of the SISP Section “Political Participation and Social Movements” and the related Standing Group. Section_Participation and Social Movements Panel_Religion, Anti-Gender Mobilization and Radical Right Populism Panel Chair_Manuela Caiani,…

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Breaking away from narcissism: emotions and grassroots activism in the time of COVID-19

*Riportiamo un articolo pubblicato su OpenDemocracy di Tommaso Gravante e Alice Poma. Two slogans circulating within these groups best summarise grassroots activism: Solidarity Not Charity andCollective Care Is Our Best Weapon Against COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic that is afflicting the world is not only a public health problem. The different responses of…

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Social movements in Corona times: new constraints, new practices

* Riportiamo un articolo pubblicato su OpenDemocracy di Sabrina Zajak. Movements compensate for the lack of collective actions in public spaces, laying the groundwork for future mobilization to shape a time post-Corona crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic is changing social movements worldwide. The current state of emergency, social isolation and the…

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“POPOLO CHI? Classi popolari, periferie e politica in Italia”

a cura di Niccolò Bertuzzi, Carlotta Caciagli e Loris Caruso, 2019 Il libro presenta e analizza i risultati di una ricerca condotta fra ottobre 2017 e ottobre 2018 nelle periferie di quattro città italiane: Milano, Firenze, Roma e Cosenza. Attraverso 60 interviste in profondità, il gruppo di ricerca – composto…

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Postdoc Position – Project HOPES: HOusing PErspectives and Struggle

Segnaliamo una posizione aperta all’Instituto Universitàrio de Lisboa per postdoc, per condurre ricerca nell’area delle Scienze Sociali nell’ambito del progetto HOPES – Housing Perspectives and Struggles. Presents and futures of housing movements, policies and dynamics in Lisbon and Beyond.   Le candidature vanno inviate entro il 13 maggio 2020. Per…

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