{"id":54550,"date":"2024-10-23T19:27:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T19:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/?p=54550"},"modified":"2024-10-23T19:59:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T19:59:59","slug":"monthly-seminar-social-movements-and-political-action-celebrated-its-10-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/observatorio-democracia.pt\/en\/monthly-seminar-social-movements-and-political-action-celebrated-its-10-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminar celebrates 10 years of reflection on social movements and political action"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Monthly Seminar Social Movements and Political Action<\/b> celebrated its 10th anniversary on October 15, 2024, with a special edition entitled \u201cWhere Does Democracy Live?<\/b><\/a>\u201d. This event also marked the 50th anniversary of democracy in Portugal, providing a space for reflection on the influence of social movements in the construction and transformation of urban and democratic politics over the last five decades.<\/p>

Launched on October 15, 2014<\/a>, the seminar has so far held more than 100 sessions, becoming a space for dialog and critical debate on the intersection between political action and citizen participation.<\/p>

The program began with the panel \u201cInhabiting democracy: between participation, policies and practices<\/b>\u201d, which discussed the contemporary challenges of democratic participation in Portugal. Experts Roberto Falanga<\/b> (ICS-ULisboa), Guya Accornero<\/b> (CIES-Iscte) and Lu\u00eds Mendes<\/b> (IGOT-ULisboa) addressed topics such as spatial exclusion and new urban movements in the post-pandemic context, under the moderation of Rafael Pinheiro<\/b> (CIES-Iscte).<\/p>

In the afternoon, the panel \u201cDemocratizing housing: between rights, interests and exclusion<\/b>\u201d discussed the historical conflict over the right to housing. The interventions by Simone Tulumello<\/b> (ICS-ULisboa), Agustin Cocola Gant<\/b> (IGOT-ULisboa) and Rita Cachado<\/b> (CIES-Iscte), moderated by Tiago Carvalho<\/b> (CIES-Iscte), focused on the dynamics of segregation and exclusion that affect access to housing, especially in urban areas.<\/p>

The event also featured a round table<\/b> dedicated to academic production on housing struggles, followed by a concluding lecture<\/b> by Rita Silva<\/b> (Iscte), who revisited the advances and setbacks of the right to housing in the 50 years of democracy in Portugal.<\/p>

The seminar closed with a tribute to Britta Baumgarten<\/b><\/a>, led by Guya Accornero<\/b> (CIES-Iscte) and Helena Carreiras<\/b>, Vice-Rector of Iscte, recognizing the lasting impact of her research work on social movements and political action.<\/p>

Britta Baumgarten<\/b> (1975-2018), co-founder of the seminar, whose work has left an important legacy in the critical analysis of democracy and citizen practices.<\/p>

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