On 20 September 2022, Ebba Tellander will defend her PhD thesis investigating the use of political space to protest in countries with violent or repressive regimes.
- PhD student
- Date
- Tuesday 20 Sep 2022, 16:00 - 17:30
- Type
- PhD defence
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- Aula B and livestream
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
Her starting point is northern Somalia in 1982 when school students and local residents protested against the arrest of professionals who had come together to restore a hospital and volunteer in schools.
She addresses the research puzzles of why and how early risers, who face the biggest risks, initiate collective action and resistance at, as well as the related puzzle of why state repression at times encourages increased resistance, rather than discouraging it.
The thesis is very much situated within social movement scholarship, focusing on agency-based approaches, including moral, emotional, and cultural dynamics. In particular, Tellander it investigates insights from scholars of social movements in the Global South and in repressive settings across the globe.
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Doctoral Board
Chair
Doctoral dissertation supervisors
Professor Peter Knorringa, ISS
Professor Cindy Horst, PRIO
Dr Kees Biekart
Full Doctoral Committee
Professor Laura Hammond, SOAS University of London
Professor Wendy Pearlman, Northwestern University
Dr Finn Stepputat, Danish Institute for International Studies Copenhagen
Dr Willemijn Verkoren, Radboud University Nijmegen
Dr Auma Okwany, ISS
- More information
The ceremony will begin promptly at 16.00 hrs in the Aula of the ISS, Kortenaerkade 12, The Hague. The doors will be closed after the start of the Public Defence, but will be briefly opened after the candidate’s introduction to allow latecomers to enter.
Children under 7 years old are not allowed in the Aula during the first part of the ceremony.
Professors are invited to join the academic procession.
- Related links
- ISS PhD programme
