Sandro Serpa

University of the Azores Portugal

Prof. Dr. Sandro Serpa has been an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of the Azores, Portugal, since 2013. He is an integrated researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences of the Azores Centre (CICS.NOVA.UAçores). He is an elected member of the Executive Council of Associação Portuguesa de Profissionais em Sociologia Industrial, das Organizações e do Trabalho (APSIOT) (Portuguese Association of Professionals in Industrial, Organizations and Work Sociology), and head of the Sociology Department, University of the Azores. He has published more than 335 publications in Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

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Social activism is a key component for strengthening democracies and having the voices of marginalized people heard. However, in many societies access to power is curtailed for many people. Their voices are suppressed and their livelihood is undervalued. In essence, they are disconnected. Social activism connects people to each other and promotes a dynamic to confront power and make the invisible visible. This book uses research and reflection on social activism to speak to the dynamics of a disconnected world. Using an international lens, the authors capture social activism in the context of LGBTQIA+ rights, war crimes, food insecurity, and more. Mobilizing the marginalized is critical to connecting our world and giving the oppressed access to power, which is their right.

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Social Activism

Edited by Sandro Serpa