π£ Call for Papers
On 8β9 Oct 2026 at the University of Bremen: Protest*Ethnography. Ethnographies of Protests β Ethnography as Protest. A workshop co-organised by the DVPW Working Group Ethnographic Methods and the project ProTest
π Submit by 1 April.
Info: politicalethnography.com/wp-content/u...
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π New publication
Henry P. Rammelt & Ruxandra Gubernat analyze how memories of communism shaped the 2017 Romanian protests. Mobilizing narratives of failed transition, these frames delegitimized post-1989 elites and opened space for new actors (USR, AUR).
π doi.org/10.3828/jrns...
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π New publication
An edited volume by Piotr Kocyba and Ulf Bohmann examines how right-wing violence is confronted and remembered locally in Germany. Using cases such as the NSU murders, Halle, and Hanau, it situates these attacks within a longer history and assesses democratic.
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We wish you all the best as we welcome 2026, and we would like to thank everyone who has followed our work. We hope that the coming year will bring greater public attention to protest as a democratic signal! Happy New Year!!! (the image is by kjpargeter from Freepik)
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Power and Protest in Central and Eastern Europe
This book offers a detailed overview of on the contemporary social movement politics in Central and Eastern Europe.
Our publications π
Power and Protest in Central and Eastern Europe (eds. Claudiu CrΔciun & Henry P. Rammelt). The book analyses protest & civic mobilisation across 11 CEE countries, showing how grassroots action reshapes democracy, institutions, and power relations.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Empirical Research on Protests & Social Movements in CEE Conference 2025 in Warsaw: Polish Team shared preliminary findings from in-depth interviews, highlighting shifting repertoires of action and evolving frames before and after 2023. Great discussions and inspiring insights!
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Grupa badawcza 'Demonstracje w Polsce'
Grupa naukowcΓ³w badajΔ
ca marsze, demonstracje i zgromadzenia publiczne
π In focus
Following the recent Polish Independence Day, we recommend the report on the demographics and motivations of Independence March participants from 2019 to 2024. It offers a detailed look at how the marchersβ profiles and motivations have evolved over time: demonstracjepl.wordpress.com
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πΊοΈ In September, ProTest team members Lia Tsuladze (Center for Social Sciences in Georgia) and Henry P. Rammelt with Vlad Bujdei-Tebeica (Θcoala NaΘionalΔ de Studii Politice Θi Administrative - SNSPA) spoke about populism in authoritarian regime contexts at the University of Fribourg Switzerland.
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ProTest: Protest as a Democracy Test
Where to find us this week ποΈ The ProTEST team joins the βResistance and Opposition Beyond Institutionsβ workshop at the University of Fribourg π¨π. Henry P. Rammelt & Claudiu Craciun (SNSPA) discuss ties between social movements and political parties in post-2024 Romania.
π www.protestproject.eu
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ProTest project launch took place on April 7-8, 2025 in Budapest β ProTest: Protest as a Democracy Test
The project βProTest: Protest as a Democracy Test. Protest Culture under Transformation and as a Transformative Powerβ was officially launched with a two-day kick-off meeting held on 7β8 April 2025 at...
The #ProTestProject has officially launched with a vibrant two-day meeting in Budapest! Catch highlights from our kick-off meeting in Budapest, where researchers from across Europe gathered to explore the role protests play in testingβand transformingβdemocracy today!
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