The aim of the Marie Curie Conference and Training Courses is to offer a platform to discuss innovative research in this area and to provide the trainees with an overall view of the scientific approaches to protest movements, enabling them to apply proper conceptual, theoretical and methodological frameworks to their own research.

Therefore, the goal of the various events is twofold: on the one hand, they assemble interested young academics from various disciplines to give them the opportunity to offer their work to peers and open it up for critical debate. On the other hand, the meetings allow leading experts to address specific themes and provide high-level instruction for young scholars on a European level. In close cooperation with archival institutions, young scholars are acquainted with new sites and forms of historical sources and techniques for their scientific utilization.