“The fight against climate change and the defence of the Palestinian population are closely interlinked”

Original text from the newspaper Expresso

On 10 May 2024, the newspaper Expresso published a piece featuring the analysis of Guya Accornero, professor of Political Science at Iscte and a CIES-Iscte researcher specialising in social movements, on the pro-Palestine protests held at universities in Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra.

She sees in these protests a resurgence of the student movement driven by climate issues. Although the mix of demands may initially cause some confusion and weaken the mobilisations, she considers the two causes to be closely linked and believes the protests may prompt deeper reflection on the relationship between wars and dependence on fossil fuels.

Read the full article in Expresso.