Projet RESISTANCE (Horizon 2020, appel à projets 2017)
Action : Staff Exchanges
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Economic inequalities, social exclusion, discrimination against minorities, cultural resistance and disruption of social cohesion – these are all key concerns in the current European and global agenda, both in scholarly work and policy-making. RESISTANCE aims at analysing these issues by focusing on the processes of resistance carried out by social actors that have been historically disadvantaged, discriminated against and dominated. By using a concept of resistance that connects continued and less visible forms of resistance, cultural dissent and violent revolts, the ultimate goal of RESISTANCE is to produce a reinterpretation of the universe of “the dominated”. RESISTANCE will provide an understanding of how these actors could influence processes of social change, either by opening up societies to diversity and making them more inclusive and equal, or, conversely, by causing the increase of repression. Rooted in the disciplinary field of history, RESISTANCE uses the past as a laboratory for the analysis. Focusing on the former Portuguese and Spanish empires, this project privileges a comparative approach in time and space in order to investigate an extended time frame (sixteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries) and a spatial framework that encompasses Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. The past experiences of their societies, strongly grounded on ethnic, social, economic, cultural, religious, and gender inequality, still shape current political and social dynamics. RESISTANCE is led by the University of Évora, and made up of seven beneficiary universities in Portugal, Spain and Germany, plus six universities in third countries (Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mexico and USA). In addition to academic-type deliverables, RESISTANCE proposes an extensive range of dissemination and communication outputs specifically targeted at wide-ranging audiences (schools, museums, international agencies, think tanks, policy-makers, and more).

Mots clés : resistance, rebellion, social exclusion, political adaptation, political participation, iberian colonial empires

Participants :
- Universidad de Cantabria (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 144000.0 €
- Max Planck Society (Allemagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 153000.0 €
- Brown University (Etats-Unis) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Federal University of Bahia (Brésil) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- National University of La Plata (Argentine) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 216000.0 €
- University of Cape Verde (Cap-Vert) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 81000.0 €
- University of Évora (Portugal) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 198000.0 €
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Chili) — Partner, organization partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- University of Santiago de Compostela (Espagne) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 144000.0 €
- University of Lisbon (Portugal) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 94500.0 €
- El colegio de michoacan (Mexique) — Partner, organization partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €