Protest as a Democracy Test: Protest Culture under Transformation and as a Transformative Power (ProTest)

Position: Research appointment (pre-doc) Institute: Uni. Bologna
Posted on: 10/03/2026 Deadline: 27/03/2026

Scientific-Disciplinary Group

14/GSPS-02 - Political Science

Description

The successful candidate will join the Horizon Europe project ProTest, contributing to its research objectives through theoretical, empirical, and interdisciplinary analysis of protest mobilisation and democratic quality in comparative perspective. They will collect original data via semi-structured interviews and focus groups with civil society actors and policy-makers, and analyse interviews, focus groups, media, and legislative/policy documents, primarily on the Italian case. The candidate will also contribute to dissemination, including academic publications. Proficiency in Italian is required. Assets include familiarity with social movements literature, experience in qualitative fieldwork (interviews and/or focus groups), and competence with qualitative data analysis software (MAXQDA); familiarity with quantitative analysis software is also desirable.

Funding body

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA' DI BOLOGNA - - DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE POLITICHE E SOCIALI

How to apply

Other

Selection process

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