This is a project that will convenes scholars and practitioners of contemporary social movement coalitions who are interested in uncovering: 1) how organizations bridge differences between local and global arenas of action, and 2) what lessons can be drawn from both scholarly research and organizing experiences about the factors affecting coalition durability and effectiveness. The project thus aims to advance scholarship on social movement coalitions in the contemporary, globalized context while also developing collaborative networks among scholars and social movement practitioners that can contribute to and inform the agenda and methods of scholarship and practice.
The opening panel guest speaker is Virginia Vargas (Political Scientist/Sociologist; Co-Director of the Programa Democracia y Transformación Global, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru; also a Founder of the Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristán, Peru).