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"Idee luua lugemisgrupp sai alguse meie uurimisprojekti "Pürgida põhivoolu, kuid jääda radikaalseks" meeskonna lugemisseminaridest. Tekkis tunnetus, et kolleege ja tudengeid, kes sarnaste teemadega tegelevad, on ÌìÃÀÓ°ÊÓ Ãœlikoolis teisigi, ja mitte ainult riigiteadustes, vaid ka sotsiaal-, humanitaarteadustes laiemalt," ütles uurimisrühma juht Mari-Liis Jakobson.

Esimene seminar toimub 19. oktoobril kell 12:00-13:30, heaoluÅ¡ovinismi teemalisi tekste aitab valida ja arutelu vedada Triin Lauri. "HeaoluÅ¡ovinism on oluline teema nii tänapäevaste parem- kui ka vaskpopulismi uuringutes, ning haakub selgelt ka vähemustega, kuna heaoluÅ¡ovinismi keskmes on hirm, et enamus ehk rahvas, keda populistid soovivad esindada, kannatavad seetõttu, et teatud vähemused elavad liiga heldete toetuste peal," märkis Jakobson. "Tulevikus plaanime korraldada nii rohkem populismi- kui ka erinevate gruppide, nt naiste, rändajate, etniliste ja seksuaalvähemuste jt rühmade ühiskondliku subjektsuse kesksemaid seminare. Samuti pole välistatud, et mõnes seminaris saab autorite endiga nende tekstide üle arutleda," lubab Jakobson

Registreerunutele edastatakse seminaritekstid ning saadetakse jooksvalt teavet ka tulevaste seminaride kohta. Seminarid toimuvad inglise keeles. 

New reading group "Populism and Minorities" launched

 "The idea to launch a reading group started from the literature seminars held with the team of the project "Breaking into the Mainstream While Remaining Radical". It occurred to us that there are several colleagues and students who work on similar issues in Tallinn University, and not only in political science, but also in other social sciences and humanities," says Mari-Liis Jakobson, the PI of the project. 

The first seminar takes place on 19 October at 12:00-13:30 and is devoted to the topic of welfare chauvinism. The texts will be selected and the seminar directed in collaboration with Triin Lauri. "Welfare chauvinism is an important topic for researchers working both on contemporary right and left populisms, and it relates directly to the topic of populism and minorities, as welfare chauvinism is guided by the idea that the majority, or the people the populists claim to represent suffer because some minority groups are taking advantage of the welfare state," says Jakobson. "In the future, we are planning to have seminars which are devoted more to populism studies, but also seminars focused on the societal subjectivity of w.g. women, migrants, ethnic and sexual minorities, and other groups. In some seminars we will also be discussing texts in the company of their authors."

Those who register will receive more information about the upcoming seminars and access to the seminar texts. The seminars will be held in English.