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. Ivaylo Madzharov is an activist and has made political issues more accessible to young people in Bulgaria through the platform Active Politics and via Instagram and TikTok. He has contributed to political mobilization through formats such as “Operation Gen Z.”
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.
