During the month of October, Daniela Ferreira da Silva was recognized by the Young Researchers Working Group of the Portuguese Association of Communication Sciences (SOPCOM).
The interview can be read here.
Category: Outputs EN
Published article “Political Imaginaries in the Climate Movement: Youth-Led Groups Constructing Plural Views of the Future”
The scientific article “Political Imaginaries in the Climate Movement: Youth-Led Groups Constructing Plural Views of the Future” was published on November 6, 2024, in the journal Sociological Research Online. Developed as part of Task 2 of the JustFutures project (analysis of young people’s narratives on climate change), the article presents an analysis of the political imaginaries of four climate activist groups in Portugal – Climáximo, Greve Climática Estudantil Portugal, Ambiental-IST and LIDERA a Década do Clima – through a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of texts published on their websites and social media. The analysis shows the plurality of political imaginaries of youth-led climate groups and their commitment to exploring alternative ways of governing climate change.
Below, you can find the final version of this work. You can also access it through this link.
Published article “Prioritising communities: barriers to climate activism and political imagination among minoritised youth groups”
The scientific article “Prioritising communities: barriers to climate activism and political imagination among minoritised youth groups” was published on November 4, 2024, in the journal Journal of Youth Studies. Developed as part of Task 4 of the JustFutures project (eliciting imaginaries of climate and the future), the article presents an analysis of how minoritized young people (with a migrant background and/or underserved communities in Portugal) conceive their involvement with climate change issues, the barriers that constrain their engagement with climate activism and the challenges in the political imagination of the future. The findings suggest that minoritized youth would like to have a voice in political debates about climate change and that more inclusive dialogues about climate futures could help bridge existing territorial and social divides.
Below, you can find the final version of this work. You can also access it through this link.
Daniela Ferreira da Silva presents at the Research Days of the Institute of Sociology of UPorto
Daniela Ferreira da Silva, in collaboration with Anabela Carvalho and Maria Fernandes-Jesus, presented at the latest Research Days of the Institute of Sociology of UPorto, which took place between October 10 and 11 at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (FLUP) of the University of Porto.
The presentation, entitled “JustFutures: Political Imaginaries in the Portuguese Youth Climate Movement”, was part of Table 12 of the conference, “Territories, Climate and Environment”. The researcher presented a brief overview of the main outputs of the JUSTFUTURES project and a presentation on the political imaginaries of youth climate movements in Portugal. The abstract can be read here: https://isociologia.up.pt/en/events/research-days
JUSTFUTURES at ECREA 2024 – European Communication Association
Having already had a communication accepted at the previous edition of the biennial ECREA conference, JUSTFUTURES was represented at ECREA2024—’10th European Communication Conference’, with an analysis of recent forms of climate activism in public spaces. The presentation, by Anabela Carvalho, was titled ‘Young people, political imaginaries, and climate change: On transgressing normality and re-scripting agentic roles.’ The conference took place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from September 24 to 27, 2024.
More information at: https://ecrea2024ljubljana.eu/
JustFutures at LUSOCOM
The XV LUSOCOM – Congress of the Lusophone Federation of Communication Sciences (https://www.lusocom.net/acesse-a-programacao-da-lusocom-2024/), held at the University of Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Brazil, between September 2 and 3, hosted another presentation by JUSTFUTURES (via Zoom). The presentation, at the invitation of the organization, was titled “Climate Change and Activism in the Media” and aimed to analyze how media discourse has contributed to the reproduction of destructive logics and whether it has provided space and legitimacy to youth climate activism.
Daniela Ferreira da Silva presents at the 16th Conference of the European Sociological Association
Daniela Ferreira da Silva, in collaboration with Anabela Carvalho, presented their research at the 16th Conference of the European Sociological Association, themed “Tension, Trust, and Transformation,” held at the University of Porto from August 27-30.
Their presentation, titled “Climate Groups’ Discourses On Science: (Re)Constructing Scientific Knowledge in Light of Political Visions,” was featured in a parallel session on “Digital Media and Public Engagement in Environmental Campaigns,” organised by Research Network 12: Environment and Society. The work critiques the simplistic view that contemporary environmental groups are merely “ambassadors of the scientific message,” “amplifiers of scientific practices,” or “mobilisers of the IPCC’s work.” The research offers a more nuanced understanding of how these groups, in Portugal, incorporate science into their narratives. The authors focused on challenging this oversimplified perspective while also addressing the risks and challenges associated with integrating science into activist discourses.
Daniela Ferreira da Silva presents at the Encontro Ciência 2024
Daniela Ferreira da Silva presented an e-poster titled “Political Imaginaries in the Climate Movement: Youth-Led Activist Groups Building Plural Visions of the Future” at the Encontro Ciência 2024. This work was co-authored with Anabela Carvalho and Maria Fernandes-Jesus. The Encontro Ciência 2024 event was organised by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) at Alfândega do Porto, under the theme “+Science for One Health and Global Well-being.” The e-poster was part of the Science and Technology showcase.
Maria Fernandes-Jesus presents webinar “Shaping our collective futures: Radical political imagination towards climate justice”
On June 27, Maria Fernandes-Jesus presented a webinar for the Climate, Environment, and Psychology Division of the Psychological Society of South Africa entitled “Shaping Our Collective Futures: Radical Political Imagination Towards Climate Justice.” In this presentation, the researcher discussed the work developed through focus group discussions with various engaged and non-engaged youths with climate action, exploring political imaginaries and their impact towards just social transformations.
JustFutures on Social Movements and Political Action Seminar in CIES-Iscte, Lisbon
On June 26, the JustFutures team collectively presented work developed across various work packages of the project during the monthly seminar on Social Movements and Political Seminar, organised by Guya Accornero and Tiago Carvalho. This seminar was online and in-person in the University Institute of Lisbon. Tânia R. Santos, Dora Rebelo, Daniela Ferreira da Silva, Mehmet Ali Uzelgun, and Anabela Carvalho presented and discussed research related to youth political agency, the political imaginaries of activist groups and their emotional/affective dimensions, and how mainstream television represents and legitimises different political imaginaries and different types of youth climate activism.
A recording of the seminar will be available on the CIES-Iscte youtube channel soon.
