How can protesters and dissenting voices of civil society and opposition effectively resist
democratic backsliding? What sources of trust do protesters build upon and how does trust
evolve during mobilization? What strategies of opposition do activists choose if
autocratisation proceeds speedily or more slowly, and when democratic institutions are
dismantled, the division of powers abolished, and protesters and judges are being arrested?
This digital panel co-organized by ConTrust (GU/PRIF) and CoMMonS (UCPH) discusses
country case studies and transnational connections between social movements resisting
autocratisation. Focusing on current protest events in Hungary, Israel and Tunisia, researchers
critically discuss local tactics and cultural repertoires of strategies as well as knowledge
exchange between pro-democratic movements worldwide.
Participants:
Prof Dr Andrea Petö, CEU: How to survive the illiberal turn and laugh
Dr Noa Milman, CoMMonS Research Center UCPH: Civic protests against autocratisation in
Israel
Dr Irene Weipert-Fenner, PRIF/ConTrust: Tunisia: Too little too late? Mobilizing against re-
autocratisation in Tunisia
Prof Dr Jonas Wolff, ConTrust (GU/PRIF): Comment from a comparative perspective
Prof Dr Nicole Doerr (CoMMonS/ConTrust: Moderator)
When: May 22 2023, 10.00 GMT+1
Where: Online via Zoom