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In societies at war or facing severe repression, what motivates individuals to take action for social justice when doing so involves great risk and uncertainty? How do such small but often heroic everyday acts of common people inspire larger transformations? And what is the impact of storytelling about everyday acts that challenge inequalities and injustices in places like Myanmar, Somaliland and Syria?The TRANSFORM research team has grappled with these questions for four years, and you will ...

What drives the small but often heroic everyday acts of people in their attempts to challenge dehumanization and abuse in violent conflict? ÌÇÐÄÍøÒ³°æ is proud to share the second of a series of three animations and comics from Myanmar, Syria and Somaliland, made for the TRANSFORM project in collaboration with PositiveNegatives.

This academic workshop focuses on political agency and moral action before, during and after violent conflict and war.

​The TRANSFORM project had its kick-off workshop 1-2 June 2017.

​​​The project will focus on how individual deeds, in times of radical uncertainty and flux, inspire collective action or lead to new institutional practices in ways that determine the direction a society takes.