3rd PhD Workshop Social Movements

About this PhD Workshop

The aim of the ISA RC48 PhD Workshop is to invite international PhD students working in the field of social movements to discuss their doctoral projects in an open and helpful environment. Each participant will have the opportunity to present her/his doctoral project in a stimulating international setting and receive theoretical and methodological feedback from both senior and jun ior scholars as well as other students.

The Workshop will discuss recent developments in the field, publication and career strategies, and provide an opportunity to network with other social movements scholars withinthe ISA community.

PhD Workshop guidelines

The workshop welcomes submissions by doctoral students at any stage of their PhD,as well as students who are clase to complete their PhD. Proposals are welcome in the areas of social movements and collective action.

Proposals should be submitted in English in the form of extended abstracts.The abstracts should not exceed 1,000 words and should be submitted by January 31, 2020. The abstract and a short bio (max 300 words) must be sent by email to one of the workshop organisers (see below).

Proposals will be selected by the Scientific Committee. Participants will be selected followi ng a peer-review process and on the basis of scientif ic excellence of their proposal, but a fair balance between different regions and areas of social movements research will also be considered.

Future participants will receive the outcome of their application on February 15, 2020. The PhD Students must become an ISA RC48 member befare the Workshop.

The workshop will take place in Porto Alegre, Brazil,on July 13, 2020 (from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm), just a day befare the opening of the IV ISA Forum of Sociology (July 14-18,2020). RC48 will provide refreshments and lunch during the workshop.RC48 cannot provide fundingfor accommodation,travel or conference fees.

All selected participants will be required to submit a full paper (no more than 8,000 words) in Word format by May 20 to the workshop organizers.This is essential in arder to make sure that participants get the most out of this workshop.

Papers will be circulated in advance and allocated to the discussants.An exception will be made for early stage doctoral students, from whom only a short paper is required (no more than 3,000 words).