On 23 April at 4:00 pm (online), Ivaylo Dinev and Iskra Krstić will discuss contemporary Gen Z protests, with a particular focus on their aims and outcomes. The event centres on a comparative perspective on Bulgaria and Serbia: while protests in Bulgaria achieved success after just three weeks, mobilisation in Serbia has continued for more than a year and a half. The discussion will address key interpretations, empirical insights, and open questions concerning generational framing, forms of mobilisation, and organisation. The aim is to offer a discussion that is academically grounded while remaining accessible to a broader interested audience.
Ivaylo Dinev is a political scientist with a background in history and anthropology, specializing in the study of social movements, political parties, and trade unions in Central and Eastern Europe. Iskra Krstić is an urbanist and political scientist, a researcher at the Kontekst collective and the Organisation for Political Ecology – Polekol, as well as an activist and journalist based in Belgrade.
Please register to participate in the event at the latest by April 22nd, using this link: https://cloud.freiheitswolke.org/apps/forms/s/jQMKL6kG2KoawHGzJTmew5zr
PS: For any questions, or if you’d like to present a short additional input on Generation Z protests on 23 April or on another topic on a different day, please contact Johanna R. Wahl at johanna.wahl@uni-oldenburg.de. Both English and German contributions are welcome.
