Join us at Södertörn University, Stockholm, 24–25 September 2026, for an interdisciplinary conference exploring how collective action persists and evolves amid political, economic, environmental, and social crises in Eastern Europe and the Baltic Sea region. We welcome abstracts (max. 300 words) on theoretical and methodological innovations, new mobilizations, intersectional alliances, and more. *** Sustaining collective struggles in times of multiple crises:   Theoretical an

Poland has a vibrant history of protests and civil society engagement, including on issues of climate change, but the recent decade (the years between 2015 and 2025) has been marked by repeated confrontations between activists and security forces, as well as tacit state inaction in the face of violence against protesters. Despite the fact that according to 2018  climate survey   conducted for the  European Investment Bank  75%  of Poles declare that they are worried about the

Södertörn University invites applications for a fully funded doctoral studentship in Social Work within the research project “Sustaining Civil Society in the Context of Multiple Crises: Hubs of Engagement in Central and Eastern Europe and Sweden.” As a doctoral student, you will become part of a vibrant, multidisciplinary research environment at the School of Social Sciences, engaging with topics such as welfare, social movements, segregation, and globalisation. Your main tas

How do we produce knowledge that serves social and environmental justice? This newly published article by the Sustain Action Method Lab  takes readers behind the scenes of research and into the “kitchen” where collaboration happens. Written collectively by our extraordinary team, the piece challenges the hierarchies of academic knowledge and proposes a bold metaphor: kitchen-work . Just as cooking involves invisible, relational, and preparatory labour, so does collaborative r