From Disobedience to Solidarity

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From the Euromaidan protests and the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter and Ni Una Menos, we have seen movements of collective mobilization and radical hope that are now threatened by criminalization of dissent, repression and war. The recent rise to power of right-wing populist movements and fraternal consolidation among authoritarian leaders are posing new challenges to movements for democratization and struggles for freedom, equality and the right for marginalized groups to live, especially women and LGBTQ+ people. What happens when these movements are criminalized rather than being protected by legal or human rights? And how can solidarity be re-imagined and practiced in a pluralist register beyond invocations of unity and homogeneity?

Against this background, the seminar will provide a forum for discussing the political potential of various forms of what Hannah Arendt called ‘acting in concert’ in the current political conjuncture. It will engage a range of topics for discussion such as resistance, civil disobedience and transformative thought and practices of solidarity, with a special emphasis on the ways resistance movements have and must respond to the urgent challenges of authoritarianism today.

The event will be held in English.

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