Public participation in scientific research has taken on a growing role among the academic community. It constitutes a civic commitment and a potential field for methodological innovation. It shapes the various stages of the scientific process, from the formulation of problems to the definition of the method, from the collection and analysis of data to the discussion of results, ensuring co-creation and shared authority.

On the other hand, associations and social movements play an active role in the production and dissemination of knowledge and in disputes over memory, emphasising their role in building democratic societies. Autonomously or through calls to academia, they develop projects that ensure archiving and de-archiving, creation and deconstruction, affirmation and dispute of the past and the present.

Whatever the case, it is always about citizenship realisation, by analysing, intervening and transforming society. However, these processes do not always result in the benefit of those involved, as would be their purpose, and it is necessary to discuss their complexities, related to informed consent, and the return of results, among other ethical issues.

The aim of the 3rd Congress on Public History in Portugal: Associativism and Social Movements, Collaborative Practices Between Science and Citizenship, which will be held at A Voz do Operário, in Lisbon, Portugal, on June 5th and 6th, is to bring together contributions that allow us to identify and understand different ways of developing collaborative practices in the field of associations and social movements. We welcome, among others, communication proposals related to:

• Oral history projects;
• Safeguarding and disseminating archives;
• Heritage and memorialisation processes;
• Processes of artistic co-creation;
• Decolonisation of scientific knowledge;
• Ethical dimensions in the process of knowledge building;
• Co-authorship and shared authority;
• Collaborative methodologies;
• Research and impact assessment;
• Dissonances in collaborative projects.

Submission deadline: April 15th

Submission Form here

Full text of the call in PT (pdf)