The workshop is dedicated to questions linking transnational public participation research with transnational social movement activism research and pointing to dynamics of global spread, professionalization and standardization. It aims at discovering linkages, differences and ambiguities in both research fields and invites contributions from diverse disciplines.

November 14 | 16h00 | ISCTE-IUL, B203

Starting a dialogue – How can we strengthen exchange and cooperation between research on transnational public participation and on transnational social movements?

Welcoming notes from CIES

• Prof. Mikko Rask (National Consumer Research Centre, Finland)
• Prof. Sabrina Zajak (University Bochum, Germany)

Venue: Av.ª das Forças Armadas, 1649-026 Lisboa

November 15 | 16h30 | FCSH-UNL, Auditório 1

Research meets practice – What’s the relevance of social movement activism and public participation practices for science and vice versa?

Introductory notes from Prof. António Brandão Moniz, CESNOVA, Lisbon

• Prof. Tiago Santos Pereira (CES Coimbra, Portugal)
• Dr. Raul Pacheco-Vega (CIDE Aguascalientes, Mexico)
• Jamila Raqib (Executive Director of Albert Einstein Institution, USA)

Venue:  Av. de Berna, 26 C, 1069-061 Lisboa

 As part of this international academic workshop, there are two Public Plenary Sessions, open to the public.