Скачать или смотреть ASCEND Webinar | Progressive politics? The European climate movement & Black Lives Matter

To what extent did climate activist organizations change
their goals and tactics because of the Black Lives Matter
(BLM) protests in 2020? This webinar explores the extent
to which European branches of Extinction Rebellion and
Fridays for Future reframed their aims and changed their
tactics to stop the oppression of minorities during those
protests. Some activists believe that BLM is a distinct
movement, albeit one connected to climate action. In such cases, participants advocate for allyship but not
necessarily for a new formulation of their own organization’s
goals. However, other activists see BLM as a catalyst
for change in the climate movement that has long been
associated with having conservative roots. Overall, the
impact of BLM on the progressive aspects of the climate
movement appears minimal. There is a need for more
research on intersectionality in social movements, and how
contemporaneous social movements impact each other’s
understanding of “progressive politics”.

Nina Hall is an assistant professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced
International Studies, Europe. Nina holds a DPhil (PhD) in International Relations from the University of Oxford and a master’s degree from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She previously
worked as a Lecturer at the Hertie School of Governance. Her most recent book, Transnational
Advocacy in the Digital Era, Think Global, Act Local (Oxford University Press, 2022), won the ISA
ICOMM best book prize (2023).
This presentation is based on the joint research with Charles Lawrie (University of Sussex), and
Sahar Priano (IMF).

Moderation: Dr. Alexandra Budabin, Institute for minority rights, Gender Dynamics and
Center for Climate Change and Transformation, and project member of the ASCEND project,
Eurac Research