Here you will find English language posts about the activities of the ipb and its members, such as information on new projects and events, comments on current (protest) events.
In recent years, the political mobilisation of misinformation has become a relevant and sometimes dominating factor. Simon Teune describes the development from “climate lie” to “plandemic”.
by Geoffrey Pleyers This blog post was originally published on Open Democracy. Since Thursday, 31
We are happy to share the program of our annual conference in Berlin. Join us on September 15th and 16th at Humboldt University.
Was passiert in der Bewegungsforschung? Was wird aktuell erforscht und publiziert?
Die neusten Publikationen unseres Instituts und unserer Mitglieder geben einen Überblick.
The ipb research network “Social Movements and Policing” has issued a call for papers on occasion of the annual conference on “Social Movements and the Social Question”. Papers should explore the historical and contemporary role of police in shaping social protests, emphasizing how policing both responds to and influences labor movements and broader social struggles.
Womit beschäftigen sich die Mitglieder des Protestinstituts? Ihre aktuellen Publikationen geben einen Überblick.
Nach einem Jahr Corona-Zwangspause organisiert das Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung am 25. und 26. November 2021 wieder eine Jahrestagung zum Thema: “Soziale Bewegungen und die soziale Frage”. Über einen Call for Participation laden dazu ein, wissenschaftliche, aktivistische und künstlerische Beiträge zur Jahrestagung vorzuschlagen.
In recent years, the political mobilisation of misinformation has become a relevant and sometimes dominating factor. Simon Teune describes the development from “climate lie” to “plandemic”.
Zu welchen Themen die Forscher*innen des ipb zurzeit arbeiten, lässt sich an ihren wissenschaftlichen Publikationen ablesen. Wir dokumentieren zentrale Publikationen des ersten Quartals 2021.
Was passiert in der (deutschen) Bewegungsforschung? Was wird aktuell erforscht und publiziert? Wir haben die aktuellen Publikationen von ipb-Mitgliedern im vierten Quartal 2020 aufgelistet.
These protests are primarily organised by local residents, housing movements, environmental NGOs and workers’ organisations. Their concerns go beyond simple opposition to tourism itself. Rather, protesters are questioning the distribution of tourism’s costs and benefits. While tourism generates revenue and employment, many residents feel that the gains are unevenly distributed, while the burdens fall disproportionately on local communities.
Malta Independent, 31.3.2026: What Europe’s overtourism protests are really telling us — and why Malta should pay attention
Michael Briguglio (University of Malta)
This authoritarian masculinism – experts call it “protective masculinity” – requires a counterpoint: a weak woman worthy of protection who, in traditional patriarchal and heterosexual relationships, serves the man and of course can be sexually subjugated by him. Those of a right-wing authoritarian leaning thus seek to mobilise opposition to the neoliberal notion of women taking up employment, propagating instead traditional roles such as mother and housewife. It’s not only men who do this: female influencers who dub themselves “tradwives” (short for “traditional wife”) make their money from this latter model.
Development and Cooperation, 30.12.2025: The Chainsaw Men
Birgit Sauer (Uni Wien)
The leading figures [of Generation Deutschland] come from a far-right milieu, in which former activists from the Identitarian Movement, fraternities, neo-Nazism and ethno-nationalist groups come together.
France24, 29.11.2025: German far right founds new youth wing in face of protests
Fabian Virchow (HS Düsseldorf)
“Whether you’re talking about the Communists, Yabloko or [the unregistered] Rassvet, at least they exist and they can do something,” Dollbaum told The Moscow Times. “Let’s take the Feminist Anti-War Resistance, one of the most courageous and numerous activist groups that are…very principally against the war and the regime. They [operate in Russia] anonymously…but they can’t currently be a real political actor,” he added.
The Moscow Times, 28.4.2025: Explainer: Does Russia’s ‘Systemic Opposition’ Still Exist?
Jan Matti Dollbaum (Université de Fribourg)
If climate activists foster alliances with trade unions and progressive corporations, a conservative-led government will have to deal with a powerful narrative.
dw.com, 13.2.2025: What’s next for Germany’s climate movement?
Simon Teune (FU Berlin)
A study of nonviolent action by Dalilah Shemia-Goeke finds that multinational corporations are deeply entangled with states in reciprocal relationships of dependence. While this puts constraints on the ability of states to regulate corporations, power imbalances between business and society can be redressed when people withdraw the support on which corporate entities depend.
Salon.com, 29.9.2024: Can we still prevent global catastrophe? Yes — by fighting corporate power, now
Dalilah Shemia-Goeke (Uni Marburg)