International Workshop on Researching Global Solidarity
University of Bremen
On October 5 and 6, 2023, the GlobaLab team invited several national and international scholars and practitioners to the University of Bremen to discuss global solidarity in the context of our Cluster of Excellence initiative. How do different disciplines and stakeholders understand global solidarity, and how can it be meaningfully and comprehensively researched?
We took away valuable insights from very different perspectives, which will help us further sharpening our concept and theoretical framework. In the discussion, the participants emphasized the academic and societal relevance of our initiative and the stringency of the proposal, as well as the fact that by organizing such an international and inclusive workshop, we directly implement what we aim to research: global solidarity.
Thursday, October 5, 2023
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-13:30 Welcome and introduction
13:30-14:30 Presentation and discussion of the research project
14:30-15:00 Coffee break
15:00-16:30 Panel I: A conceptual framework for studying global solidarity
Lead question: How to theorize global solidarity?
16:30-16:45 Coffee break
16:45-18:15 Panel II: Empirical approaches to global solidarity
19:30 Dinner
Friday, October 6, 2023
09:30-11:00 Parallel discussion of project proposals, Part I
Research Area 1: Debating Global Solidarity
Research Area 2: Mobilizing Global Solidarity
11:00-11:30 coffee break
11:30-13:00 Parallel Discussion of project proposals, Part II
Research Area 2: Mobilizing Global Solidarity
Research Area 3: Institutionalizing Global Solidarity
13:00-14:00 lunch
14:00-15:00 Wrap-up and lessons learned
16:00 End of Workshop