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Thursday, 05 June 2025, 19:00-21:00Forschungskolleg Humanwissenschaften, Am Wingertsberg 4, 61348 Bad Homburg, Lecture room
Research focus »Democratic Vistas«
Lecture
Cristina Flesher Fominaya (Aarhus University)
»Civic Movements in Dark Times: How global crises and the decline of Western democracy are shaping the context for progressive mobilization«
About the lecture
In this talk, I would like to first discuss how the West’s incapacity/unwillingness to effectively address global crises is eroding faith in Western democracy, and to highlight key elements of democratic backsliding that shape the context for progressive mobilization today. I then want to suggest some of the ways progressive activists might change their mindset in view of the new »normal«. Finally, I will draw on my ongoing research project to share some conceptions of democracy from activists around the globe to show that despite the very real threats to – and disillusionment with – democracy, activists continue to work for a world in which democratic rights and freedoms can flourish.
About the speaker
Cristina Flesher Fominaya is an internationally recognized expert in European and global social movement and politics. She is Professor of Global Studies at Aarhus University in Denmark, editor in chief of Social Movement Studies Journal, and co-founder of Interface. She has been researching and participating in European and global social movements since the early 1990s, exploring the cultural, social, and political practices and dynamics of social movements working for social, economic, and environmental justice. She has published and edited widely in the area of social movements, including two books: Democracy Reloaded (Oxford University Press, 2020) and Social Movements in a Globalized World (Bloomsbury, 2020) and several edited books.
Registration
Please register before May 28 at:
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