On October 17–19, the LCSS Institute of Sociology hosted a visit of scientists from the COST Action
CA19129 “Decolonising Development: Research, Teaching and Practice”, including Dr. Haley McEwen
(USA / Sweden), Dr. Svitlana Babenko (Ukraine / Sweden), and Dr. Ana Cristina Pereira, aka Kitty
Furtado (Portugal).
During this three-day visit, the scientists shared their research insights and participated in the
methodological activities of decolonial walks.
In October 18, a scientific workshop “Workshopping Decolonial Feminist Theory: A Transnational
Exchange” was organised at the LCSS Institute of Sociology. In the workshop, three talks were followed by discussions:
- Dr. Haley McEwen (Gothenburg University) “Decolonial Feminist Theory: Insights from Africa”;
- Dr. Svitlana Babenko (Malmö University, Lund University) “Rethinking Gender, War, and Peace-making: Insights from Ukraine”;
- Dr. Ana Cristina Pereira, aka Kitty Furtado (Minho University) “Sexual Misconduct in Academia: Insights from Portugal”.
Scientists of the Department of Social Change Research of the LCSS Institute of Sociology Dr. Diana
Janušauskienė and Dr. Giedrė Plepytė-Davidavičienė are taking part in the COST Action CA19129
“Decolonising Development: Research, Teaching and Practice”.
More information can be found here: https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA19129/.
