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Unser Starter-Pack für Protestforscher*innen in Deutschland ist da! /// Our Starter Pack for Protest Researchers in Germany is here! go.bsky.app/52mqcL1

#protest #socialmovements #research #bsky
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20 years of protest survey data now available!
In the last 20 years, the @protestinstitut.bsky.social has conducted more than 30 protest surveys at demonstrations. We have made this huge dataset now publicly available at @gesis.org.
Details it the blog post: protestinstitut.eu/20-jahre-pro...
20 Jahre Protestbefragungen: ipb macht Daten zugänglich – ipb – Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
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January 6, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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The datasets from our @protestinstitut.bsky.social project ‘20 years of protest survey data’ are finally online for scientific re-use. We processed 30+ datasets, covering protests on peace, climate, trade, migration, equality & more. Now available @gesis.org 👇

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January 8, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Happy new year! The Call for Contributions for the Spring/Summer edition of the Politik von unten Colloquium is still open until February 28th! Send us an email at info@protestinstitut.eu if you want to present a paper! buff.ly/U7QrJZp
Kolloquium – Politik von unten – ipb – Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
Das Kolloquium „Politik von unten“ geht zurück auf die Initiative von drei Doktorand*innen. Es fand zunächst in den Jahren 2011 und 2012 mit Unterstützung der Berlin Graduate School of Social…
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January 5, 2026 at 11:01 AM
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I think there is alot more on the gound, up to date reporting happening on Iran that should be prioritized - but in case anyone is interested, here are some analytical takes that I think are as relevant today as they were three years ago, and some thoughts on what is different today.
January 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
What better New Year’s resolution than becoming an ipb #member in 2026 ✨

👉 By joining ipb, you can support our work as an #independent, extra-university research institute!

Check out our website for more details: buff.ly/c5r2hxv
Become a member – ipb – Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
The Institute for Social Movement and Protest Research (ipb) is a network institute. It is supported by the commitment of more than 200 members of the Association for Social Movement and Protest…
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December 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
2025 in Review continued: 6/6 Politik von unten Colloquium

Since 2013, in ipb's (online) #colloquium “Politik von unten,” researchers from different career stages can discuss their work-in-progress texts, exchange feedback, and engage in informal, supportive discussions with peers.
December 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
2025 in Review continued: 5/6 Annual Conference 🎓

Over 80 speakers from various countries came together at our annual #conference in October at the @unibremen.bsky.social. This year’s theme was “Protests and Social Movements between #Innovation and #Tradition.” Program here: buff.ly/ckB23v0
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December 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
2025 in Review continued: 4/6 Bewegte Gespräche 💬

In our event series with @taz.de.bsky.social, @zuschmeister.bsky.social, Tanja Chawla @dgbhamburg.bsky.social, Noa Sanders @w1dersetzen.bsky.social, and Nina-Kathrin Wienkoop reflected on what remains of the 2024 protests in Germany buff.ly/CowpDqK
Bewegte Gespräche – Was vom Aufstand gegen rechts bleibt – ipb – Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
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December 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
2025 in Review continued: 3/6 ipb debate 🗣️

ipb debate is a format where international researchers and activists exchange perspectives on current protests. In May, Jelena Cupać, Filip Balunović, and Aida Kapetanović joined us for a conversation on the #Student-Led #Protests in #Serbia.
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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🔔 Neue Publikation: Mein Text setzt die zunehmende queerfeindliche Mobilisierung auf die Agenda der Bewegungsforschung und formuliert einige dringende Forschungsaufgaben

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👉 In “Pride im Visier,” @sabinedvolk.bsky.social ( @unituebingen.bsky.social ) analyzes right-wing mobilization against the Christopher Street Day 🌈. She shows how #queerphobia has become integral to right-wing #strategy and discusses what this means for social movement #research. buff.ly/HrYUEaS
Pride im Visier – ipb – Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
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December 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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🔔🔔🔔 CfP: Für die Rubrik "ipb beobachtet" im Forschungsjournal suchen wir immer nach aktuellen, pointierten und kritischen Beiträgen zu Protesten, Bewegungsdynamiken und Zivilgesellschaft!

Alle Texte open access bei @protestinstitut.bsky.social protestinstitut.eu/publikatione...

Idee? ✉️ an mich!
December 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
2025 in Review continued: 2/6 ipb beobachtet

Every year since 2018, through our regular section in the Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen, ipb members closely follow and report on #protest dynamics and civil society debates. Snippets in the comments 👇texts here (in German): buff.ly/2E2I5q5
December 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The year is coming to an end. Time to look back at what happened at ipb this year:

1/6 ipb Working Papers 📄
Our Working Papers make early-stage research on social movements visible, from the Palestinian solidarity movement to Christopher Street Day demonstrations

More in the comments 👇
December 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Two PhD Positions in Project about Protests in Africa
@sophiahunger.bsky.social and I are looking for two PhD researchers in our project „Welfare States and Protest: Understanding the Contentious Outcomes of Social Policy in Africa". Application deadline is 14.1.26:
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December 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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🚨🚨 job alert time 🚨🚨 @unibremen.bsky.social

3 PhD positions within the 3rd phase of the @sfb1342.bsky.social, with a focus on computational methods and/or on protest mobilization, specifically with a focus on Africa.

Starting time: early 2026, deadline: 14th of January.

more info below:
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
And with yesterday's session we wrapped up the Autumn 2025 series of the Politik von unten Colloquium! Thank you all for taking part in the discussions and especially to our amazing presenters.

Call for Contributions for the PvU Spring/Summer 2026 series is now open: buff.ly/U7QrJZp
December 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Join us online on Monday, December 1st at 4 pm (CET), for the last session of the Autumn 2025 series of the Politik von unten Colloquium. We will discuss Carla Koppe's @unigreifswald.bsky.social paper titled "Victory at All Costs? Moral Choices in the Communicative Struggle for Climate Justice".
November 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Come join the discussion TODAY at 4 pm! 🧠 Online or in person @humboldtuni.bsky.social Email at info@protestinstitut.eu for the details.
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Join us on November 24th at 4 pm, for the next session of the Autumn 2025 series of the Politik von unten Colloquium. We will discuss Dr. Jannis Grimm's ( @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social ) paper…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📰 Neu in der Rubrik „ipb beobachtet“: Steffen Heinzelmanns Text „Hybride Kommunikation als politische Praxis. Kommunikationsvielfalt im Kontext lateinamerikanischer Umweltkonflikte“ ist im Forschungsjournal Soziale Bewegungen, Jg. 38, Heft 4, erschienen. buff.ly/LORmVwR
Hybride Kommunikation als politische Praxis – ipb – Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung
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November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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In the next @protestinstitut.bsky.social 'Politik von unten' colloquium, we will be discussing Dr. Jannis Grimm's ongoing research on "Transnational solidarities and local legacies of civil war: linking Gaza and Northern Ireland"

🗓️ Monday, Nov 24, 4 pm
📍HU Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, room 2014A
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Join us on November 24th at 4 pm, for the next session of the Autumn 2025 series of the Politik von unten Colloquium. We will discuss Dr. Jannis Grimm's ( @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social ) paper titled "Transnational solidarities and local legacies of civil war: Linking Gaza and Northern Ireland".
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Heute geht’s los! ✨ Unsere Online-Diskussion startet um 16:00 Uhr. Lust dabei zu sein? Einfach kurz an info@protestinstitut.eu 📧 schreiben für den Zoom-Link.
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Die Politik von unten Colloquium Herbstreihe geht weiter! Kommt am Montag, den 17. November, um 16 Uhr (CET) zur nächsten Sitzung dazu. Wir diskutieren Gregor Bergers ( @goetheuni.bsky.social ) Paper…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Die Politik von unten Colloquium Herbstreihe geht weiter! Kommt am Montag, den 17. November, um 16 Uhr (CET) zur nächsten Sitzung dazu. Wir diskutieren Gregor Bergers ( @goetheuni.bsky.social ) Paper mit dem Titel „Zur Frage, wie soziale Bewegungen erahnen, was ein Fortschritt sein wird“.
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM