The Nature of the ‘New Activism’
Date
From: 03 July 2012 16:00
Till: 03 July 2012 17:30
Location:
Aula A
Description
Public Forum at the Institute of Social Studies
Participants:
Jenny Pearce (University of Bradford)
Maha Abdel Rahman (University of Cambridge)
Geoffrey Pleyers (Université Catholique de Louvain )
Nishant Shah (Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore)
Chairs: Kees Biekart & Alan Fowler
What are the underlying dynamics of social activism spurring the Arab Spring, the Occupy movement, the food riots in Africa, the “digital natives” movement? What is the nature of this ‘new activism’? These are some of the key questions central to a debate organized by the ISS, together with the Dutch agency HIVOS.
International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University, Kortenaerkade 12, The Hague, 070-4260460
Publication date: Friday, 29 June 2012
