The “Politik von unten” (Politics from Below) colloquium originated from the initiative of three doctoral students. It was initially held in 2011 and 2012 with the support of the Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences, the Working Group on Social Movements of the German Political Science Association (DVPW), and the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB). Since 2013, the colloquium has been part of the institute’s operations. Details about the colloquium can be found on the website of the Working Group on Social Movements.
The colloquium is intended to be a place for regular exchange on ongoing research projects on collective political action, political mobilization, protest, social movements, and revolutions. Here is an overview of the previous sessions.