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Europa: Protest Unity

Talk with Milan Obaidi (KU) about what can bring people who would normally demonstrate against each other onto the same side. Using observations and in-depth interviews with protesters, Obaidi and colleagues examine examples from Paris, where school pupils, students, unions and the Gule Veste marched together, and from coronavirus protests in Germany, where left-wing activists, conservatives and far-right groups stood side by side. The talk explores how a shared identity can form without a shared ideology, what that means for cooperation across deep divides, and how it can also give extreme groups broader support. It asks what happens to the boundary between 'us' and 'them' and what people are willing to accept from those fighting for their cause. Part of the Verden forsøgt forklaret series, supported by Novo Nordisk Fonden. Tickets are DKK 100 via Billetto.