By: Luisa Rossini

On the 1st and 2nd of July 2024, ahead of the 30th International Conference of Europeanists at the École normale supérieure (ENS) de Lyon, France, the Council’s Research Network on Social Movements hosted a pre-conference event that gathered 19 participants from 11 countries. As co-chair of this network, alongside the other organizers, I was thrilled to see how the event fostered meaningful discussions on the methodological, ethical, and political challenges social movement scholars face today. These challenges are especially pressing given that many scholars in this field are also activists or militants, navigating the complexities that such dual roles entail. Social movement research has grown into a vital space for examining social and political conflict, evolving from theoretical debates to practical approaches that shape our understanding of mobilization.

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