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PhD Cam Sociology Researcher Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon Co-Chair Social Movement RN - Council of European Studies Music - A Serious Man - https://open.spotify.com/intl-pt/artist/6wvrVvoW2T1XUEG6QdZA3S?si=Axk_xCquTWSBAePrqYQLJg
The article contributes to current debates in political sociology by proposing a more nuanced understanding of how parties and movements interact — not as opposites, but as interwoven players in complex protest arenas.
This concept helps us go beyond the visibility of party flags and slogans, and instead look at the interactional and strategic logic that shapes protest cycles.
It highlights how institutional actors co-create contentious arenas — not just react to them.
The article argues that contentious politics is not shaped solely by public mobilisations, but also through less visible interactions — where parties operate strategically to shape arenas of protest.
The result: protest arenas that appeared spontaneous and grassroots were, in many cases, steered by institutional actors. This calls for a rethinking of the party–movement divide.
Why Portugal?
Unlike Spain (Podemos) or Greece (Syriza), Portugal didn’t produce a new anti-austerity party. Instead, existing left-wing parties leveraged protest moments to reinforce their position — without claiming visible ownership.
I propose the concept of backstage partyisation to capture how parties strategically shape protest arenas while remaining publicly invisible. They mobilise affiliated groups, set agendas, and broker alliances.
Drawing on 1344 protest events and 23 in-depth interviews, I analyse how political parties operated behind the scenes during the 2010–2014 anti-austerity cycle.
Scholarship has long focused on the visible role of parties in protest: sponsoring events, joining marches, waving flags. But this only tells part of the story.
My new article is out in European Societies!
“Party in the Movement: Backstage Partyisation in Austerity Portugal”
🔗 doi.org/10.1162/euso...
In this thread, I explain what backstage partyisation is — and why it changes how we think about political parties in protest arenas. 🧵
📅 May 9, 5PM Seminar at ICS-ULisboa, Room 2 (and online)
“Community-Oriented Policing in Brazil & Mexico: Innovation or Same Old?” - A. Dias Félix (CICS.NOVA)
Collaboration CIES-Iscte, RIGoP (ICS-ULisboa) and INCITE-DEM
🔗 Info & registration: cies.iscte-iul.pt/np4/4435.html
Today!
Hi, Kyle! Many thanks! I hope you are doing well!
Our chp (w/ P. Gardner) on Extinction Rebellion with
@OUPAcademic it's out. We look into one of the most influential climate movements of our time.
Published in Oxford Handbook of Climate Action (ed. Paul Almeida
Link: t.co/q0mNtd4XZz
Join us Apr 3, 2:30PM GMT for the Social Movs & Pol Action Sem! "Movement Parties of the Far Right: Understanding Nativist Mobilization" @pietrocastellig.bsky.social & @andreapirro.it
Info: cies.iscte-iul.pt/np4EN/4434.h...
Link: bit.ly/3D9XRP3@CIES...
For those residing in Turkey and interested in this roundtable, mark your calendars for next Thursday, 18.30.
Join us, this Thursday!
Join us Mar 13, 3:30PM GMT Social Movs & Pol Action Seminar!
📢 Contested Solidarities: A Roundtable Discussion with N. Zhgenti, @pierremonforte.bsky.social & @didem-turkoglu.bsky.social .
Info cies.iscte-iul.pt/np4EN/4433.h...
Reg: bit.ly/4gqxWA2
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Join us Feb 24, 2025, at 3PM GMT for the next Social Movs & Pol Action Seminar Online Resistance Under Confinement in Turkey by M. Arslanalp & T. Deniz Erkmen
Reg: bit.ly/4hCcitO
+ info cies.iscte-iul.pt/np4EN/4432.h...
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Check out my book Contesting Austerity reviewed by @rubendiezgarcia.bsky.social in @socmovstudies.bsky.social Grateful for such thoughtful insights.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to be organizing this event with the amazing colleagues from ECPR and ESA networks! 🎉 Abstract submissions are open until 20 February. Don't miss out! 📢 Check the Call for Papers: www.sisp.it/wp-content/u...
Thrilled to share our latest work, with @DanMercea and Matthias Hoffmann, published at @PolStudies. Using nat. rep. survey data from 6 European countries, we explore what differentiates actual and potential protesters between themselves and in relation to non-protesters.
A short 🧵
Join us on 27/11 4pm GMT to discuss with
@Ruy_LleraBlanes "The form, field and order of anti-extractivist protests in Mozambique" in our Monthly Seminar Social Movements and Political Action, at or on zoom register here cies.iscte-iul.pt/np4EN/4345.h...
‼️ I am looking for a ECR/postdoc working at the intersection of protest event and social network analysis. This is a 2-year position part of the Horizon EU ProTest project. The successful candidate will work with me (mostly) on the Italian case. Deadline: 11 December.
bandi.unibo.it/ricerca/asse...
🎉 Happy that this article has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties.
🔗 www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dpeje...
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