Sumários

New Social Movements, innovation and digitalisation

22 Outubro 2024, 16:00 • ANA LUÍSA SANTOS DE ALMEIDA SILVA

  • Explore the differences between “old” and “new” social movements 
  • Understand the impact of networks and digitalisation in social movements and civic action (framed by the work of Manuel Castells) 
  • Discuss two cases: the Arab Springs and the Occupy movement

Power and Systems approach

15 Outubro 2024, 16:00 • Susana Réfega

• Understanding the “Power and Systems approach”
• Introduction to some tools to reflect on systems and power

Collective Action and Social Change

8 Outubro 2024, 16:00 • ANA LUÍSA SANTOS DE ALMEIDA SILVA

  • Overview of different theories of social change and collective action 
  • Discussion of key aspects of social change from a civil society perspective 
  • Case studies using Elinor Ostrom’s Collective Action Theory 

Civil Society Ideas in Practice - Global Civil Society

1 Outubro 2024, 16:00 • ANA LUÍSA SANTOS DE ALMEIDA SILVA

  • Reflection about the influence of different theories in current conceptions and manifestations of CS, with examples from non-western contexts
  • The debate around Global Civil Society 
  • With the Jubilee Debt Campaign as a starting point, discussion about international development cooperation, NGOs, and global civil society 

The Antislavery Movement

24 Setembro 2024, 16:00 • Susana Réfega

Case Study: Understanding the process, strategy  and dynamics of civil society in the Antislavery Movement