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The ACtivist, the archivist and the researcher: novel collaborative strategies of Transnational research, archIVing and exhibiting sociAl and poliTical dissent in Europe (19th -21st century)

Project description

Studying social and political dissent in Europe

Social and political dissent in Europe, spanning the 19th to the 21st century, is an integral part of the continent’s cultural heritage. However, related documents and data remain dispersed, necessitating thorough transnational research. Supported by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the ACTIVATE project will develop innovative methodologies, share best practices regarding various types of documents and data, and foster collaboration among researchers, archivists, curators, and public educators. This initiative aims to contribute to a new narrative on protest and its connections with non-European spaces, emphasising diversity, inclusiveness, and open science principles while adopting a reflective approach to social and political dissent. The project will also host workshops and public programmes to build cooperative relationships and preserve dispersed cultural heritage.

Objective

The project “The Activist, the Archivist, and the Researcher: Novel Collaborative Strategies of Transnational Research, Archiving and Exhibiting Social and Political Dissent in Europe (19th-21st centuries)” (ACTIVATE) fosters inter-sectorial and interdisciplinary collaboration through the international research cooperation of 16 academic and non-academic institutions from 7 countries across Western, Central and Eastern Europe. ACTIVATE’s objective is to develop innovative methodologies and new knowledge as well as share best practice based on the principles of diversity, inclusiveness and open science between researchers, archivists, curators and public educators through a reflective approach on social and political dissent in a long-term and comparative perspective. By focusing on the transnational circulation of people, ideas, discourse, practice and archives, ACTIVATE aims first to contribute to a new narrative on European protest and its relations with non-European spaces. Secondly, the project engages reflective archival, research and exhibiting practices to explore the role and impact of archives on different space and time scales, approaching them as an ecosystem of active agents of memory and change.
Through secondments and networking, ACTIVATE partners will share their expertise and best practice on material, audiovisual and born-digital documents and data. They will organise thematic seminars, workshops, training and public programmes to increase institutional outreach that will serve as a model for future endeavours, ensuring cooperative relationships and impact on the wider community beyond the life of the project.
ACTIVATE strives for new synergies between academic research and heritage institutions, fostering better knowledge, integration and promotion of dispersed cultural heritage, which European democracies need to preserve with care.

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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-SE - HORIZON TMA MSCA Staff Exchanges

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) HORIZON-MSCA-2023-SE-01

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Coordinator

UNIVERSITE DE VERSAILLES SAINT-QUENTIN EN YVELINES
Net EU contribution
€ 151 800,00
Address
AVENUE DE PARIS 55
78035 VERSAILLES
France
Region
Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Yvelines
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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