> Da: "Dr. Martin Klimke" <protestresearch@???>
> Data: 13 marzo 2007 10:45:04 GMT+01:00
> A: SOCIAL-MOVEMENTS@???
> Oggetto: CfP: The "Establishment" Responds, Heidelberg, Germany,
> November 22-24, 2007
> Rispondi a: International forum for discussion and information on
> social movements <SOCIAL-MOVEMENTS@???>
>
> The “Establishment” Responds -
> The Institutional and Social Impact of Protest Movements During and
> After
> the Cold War
>
> 3rd Event of the Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses,
> Series of
> Events (SCF)
> “European Protest Movements since the Cold War: The Rise of a
> (Trans-)national Civil Society and the Transformation
> of the Public Sphere after 1945”
>
> supported by the European Union
>
> Conveners: Martin Klimke (HCA, University of Heidelberg, Germany),
> Joachim
> Scharloth (University of Zurich, Switzerland), Kathrin Fahlenbrach
> (University Halle, Germany)
>
> Location: Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA), University of
> Heidelberg, Germany
> Date: November 22-24, 2007
>
>
> Whereas protest movements themselves are gradually entering the
> realms of
> scholarly analysis in Europe and U.S., the larger repercussions
> they caused
> with respect to the various institutions of society have largely been
> neglected. When thinking of 1953 in East Germany, 1956 in Hungary,
> 1968 in
> all of Europe, the terrorism of the 1970s, as well as 1989 in Eastern
> Europe, it was, however, the perception of the “establishment”
> which
> frequently posed as the embodiment of things to overcome and the major
> target of criticism.
>
> It is therefore rather surprising that the manifold institutional
> and social
> reactions to these protest phenomena, both in Eastern and Western
> Europe as
> well as in the U.S., have not yet been sufficiently and comparatively
> explored. An examination of the various ways in which political
> parties, the
> business world, the military, trade unions, churches or other
> segments of
> society experienced, confronted or even actively contributed to
> protest
> movements is, however, essential for assessing the historical
> significance
> of these movements and their role in long-term societal changes.
>
> As a consequence, a number of additional questions remain to be
> answered
> from a variety of political and socio-cultural perspectives, e.g.:
>
> - How did different branches of government locally, nationally or
> internationally analyze and react to the challenge they faced with
> protest
> movements? How did they attempt to (de)-escalate the situation?
> - To what extent did social movements influence the practices of art
> performance and art reception (e.g. ensemble modern, performance art)?
> - What was their influence on the public use of language (e.g.
> political
> correctness) and the media systems?
> - In which way did they use the established media to articulate their
> protest and how did the media assimilate their protest? What
> influence did
> the media coverage have on the mobilization, contents and forms of
> protests?
>
>
> - How far did their expressive behavior influence the lifestyles of
> other
> social groups (e.g. informalization as a consequence of the ‘68-
> movement)?
> - How were their symbolic forms adopted, transformed and
> commercialized by
> the music-, fashion- and design- and advertisement industry?
> - To what extent did their concepts of an alternative lifestyle
> influence
> architecture and the planning of urban spaces?
> - Furthermore, were protest movements considered representative of
> concerns
> of other social groups or even seen as triggers of larger historical
> developments?
>
> The overall relationship between protest movements and their
> interaction in
> a larger social and cultural context, the influence of other
> historical
> trajectories, the various segments of society, political and legal
> institutions, as well as the mutual conceptions underlying these
> communications on a national and international level will therefore
> have to
> be examined more thoroughly than has hitherto been the case. The
> geopolitical situation in Europe during as well as after the bloc
> confrontations of the Cold War will form the framework of our analysis
> during this international and interdisciplinary conference.
>
> Possible areas and topics include:
> - government reactions to protest phenomena
> (cooperation among various branches of government, reactions of
> local/regional officials)
> - protest and foreign policy/diplomacy
> - international responses to protest (e.g. by the European Union,
> NATO, the
> United Nations, etc.)
> - political parties/organizations, lobby groups, NGOs
> - youth/student associations
> - media reactions and relationships to protest movements
> - churches and religious communities
> - art, literature and music
> - sexual politics
> - languages of dissent and protest
> - constructions of class and race
> - the transformation of the public sphere
> - pedagogy, childcare and the educational sector
> - university politics and the history of science
> - drug policies and legislation
> - the economic sphere/business world
> - trade unions and labor organizations
> - the military and the intelligence community
> - representations of the “Establishment”/targets of criticism
> (e.g. individuals, organizations, or countries)
>
>
> Confirmed speakers include:
>
> • Akira Iriye (History Department, Harvard University, Cambridge,
> USA)
> • Marco Giuigni (Department of Political Science, University of
> Geneva,
> Switzerland)
> • Ellen Messer-Davidow (English Department, University of
> Minnesota, USA)
> • Ralph Negrine (Department of Journalism Studies, University of
> Sheffield,
> UK)
> • Manfred Berg (History Department, University of Heidelberg,
> Germany)
>
> Applications from postgraduate students, early stage researchers
> (PhD-students), postdocs and young scholars from all disciplinary and
> national backgrounds are strongly encouraged and form the main
> target group
> for this event.
>
> All travel and accommodation costs within reasonable boundaries
> will be
> covered by the European Union.
>
> Although the conference language will mainly be English, we also
> invite
> proposals in French, Spanish, Dutch, German and Polish, if a short
> summary
> in English is provided.
>
> DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: March 20, 2007
>
> SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE BY: April 15, 2007
>
> PLEASE USE ONLINE APPLICATION AT: www.protest-research.eu
>
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