This 1.5-day workshop convened by the Department of Romani Studies at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, and the Romani Studies Program at Central European University, Vienna, and hosted by the Prague Center for Romani Histories at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, will take place from 29-30 October 2026.
This conference aims to bring into focus the contribution of the concept of social class to the study of various hierarchies, inequalities and conflicts. We are seeking theoretical contributions and studies on past and present phenomena and situations that use the social class as a central concept, highlighting its capacity to renew or enrich analytical perspectives (see the full CFP attached).
October 14 – 16, 2026, Department of History, University of Montreal, Center for the Study of Political Thought (CEPP), UQAM
In the 2020s, a growing number of activists and scholars have started using the term ‘green colonialism’ to describe how the burden of the ‘energy transition’ demanded at an international level is primarily borne by formerly colonised states (Hamouchene 2023; Claar 2025; Dejonghe and Van de Graaf 2025). Consequently, several scholars have attempted to develop a rigorous concept of ‘energy colonialism’ applicable to present-day examples of renewable energy mega-projects undertaken in the Global South for the benefit of the Global North (Sánchez Contreras and al. 2023; Müller 2024).
