{"id":4571,"date":"2025-11-06T20:07:37","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T18:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/?page_id=4571"},"modified":"2026-01-13T00:21:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T22:21:13","slug":"working-group-1-shifting-foundations-for-civic-space-and-expanding-solidarity-learning-care-and-collective-agency-beyond-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kehitystutkimus.fi\/conference\/working-groups\/working-group-1-shifting-foundations-for-civic-space-and-expanding-solidarity-learning-care-and-collective-agency-beyond-development","title":{"rendered":"Working Group  1: Nurturing Hope and Resistance in the Ruins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Coordinators:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bayan Arouri\u00a0<em>(Tampere University)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ebru Sevik <em>(Tampere University)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Meeri Tiensuu <em>(Tampere University)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Caecilie Svop Jensen <em>(Tampere University)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This workshop builds on last year\u2019s DevDays workshop, which invited reflections on the<br \/>\nentanglements of hope(lessness) and resistance and what they teach us about social<br \/>\nchange. The session generated critical insights into the politics of hope, how acts of<br \/>\nresistance and hope reinforce and challenge each other, and what sustains hope in<br \/>\neveryday life. Over the past year, these reflections have only grown more relevant amid<br \/>\nongoing climate emergencies, genocide, militarization, inequality, extractive capitalism,<br \/>\nand authoritarianism.<\/p>\n<p>Aligned with this year\u2019s conference theme, our workshop seeks to explore pathways for<br \/>\nreimagining futures grounded in care, solidarity, and justice. Central to this exploration is<br \/>\nthe transformative potential of interrogating the relationship between resistance and<br \/>\nhope. Both are vital sources of social change, capable of inspiring individuals and<br \/>\ncommunities to challenge exclusionary and authoritarian structures and systems.<br \/>\nExamining the political agency of hope alongside resistance enables critical reflection on<br \/>\nhow power structures are (re)made and (re)imagined in contexts of violence and<br \/>\noppression. We contend that hope and resistance are deeply intertwined in shaping the<br \/>\npresent through visions of the future, forming vital starting points for imagining and<br \/>\nworking toward more just worlds.<\/p>\n<p>Aligned with the DevDays26 theme, the workshop will center on the question: How do<br \/>\ndifferent forms of resistance and practices of hope intersect, and how can we nurture<br \/>\nsocial change amidst the ruins?<\/p>\n<p>We invite participants to reflect on these intersections, focusing on their potential to<br \/>\nenable social transformation. Scholars, practitioners, and all those committed to<br \/>\nimagining and enacting more just futures are welcome to join this collective exploration<br \/>\nof hope and resistance. The format is informal and open, and the team will prepare<br \/>\nquestions and activities for joint reflections. The workshop is discussion-based and<br \/>\ndoes not accept formal paper submissions. Instead, it fosters active participation and<br \/>\nco-learning. Facilitated by Forms of Resistance &amp; Practices of Hope (FoRE\/HOPE),<br \/>\nTampere University.<\/p>\n<p>To participate, send an email to <a href=\"mailto:bayan.arouri@tuni.fi\">bayan.arouri@tuni.fi<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:caecilie.svopjensen@tuni.fi\">caecilie.svopjensen@tuni.fi<\/a>. Please be aware that the workshop is in-person only, and there is no abstract submission.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Registration is now open from 12 January to 15 February 2026.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nThe detailed timetable will be published soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coordinators: Bayan Arouri\u00a0(Tampere University) Ebru Sevik (Tampere University) Meeri Tiensuu (Tampere University) Caecilie Svop Jensen (Tampere University) This workshop builds on last year\u2019s DevDays workshop, which invited reflections on the entanglements of hope(lessness) and resistance and what they teach us about social change. 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