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As the title indicates, the conference will illuminate the tension that exists between democracy and resistance, especially when considered from a global perspective: if democratic institutions of fair representation, inclusive deliberation, and participatory civil society are in place, forms of resistance can be considered to be undermining democratic outcomes. On the other hand, if democracy is a way of organising political participation that is vulnerable to strategic power-games and tends to privilege the same majority over again, then resistance seems to be the only way to subvert established privileges and shake existing institutions. Disrupting regular democratic procedures may be a genuine element of democracy itself. The conference topic will be addressed in four steps, which correspond to four conference sections, concluding with a round table discussion. [mehr]

Scholars and activists are welcomed to submit proposals – in either English or Polish – of individual presentations and panels of minimum three presenters from a wide range of areas analyzing significant issues that arise in feminist critique and praxis. Women's Studies Centre Anniversary Conference "Intersecting Feminisms: Theory, Politics, and Activism", University of Łódź, Poland, November 16 – 18, 2012. Deadline for Abstracts: April 30, 2012! [mehr]