Photo: Hans Malm

Expanding minds - together

Developing a new format for research communication, where performative elements and the participants' own experiences serve as the starting point for discussion.

This project aims to promote a more sustainable society by engaging more citizens in a discussion about our society's future, and combating polarization and echo chambers.

This is achieved by developing a method for discussions about research results. Performative tools will be used to create engagement and understanding, allowing for the processing of dilemmas and the generation of meaning in the group. The method is intended to serve as a space where citizens are invited to engage with current social research, but where participants' own experiences, rather than the research results themselves, serve as the starting point. The thought model used by the author and philosopher Lea Ypi in her book "Free: A Growing Up at the End of History" is used as inspiration: understanding concepts related to society and societal development by reflecting on one's own upbringing.

The project aims to create a compact, replicable performing arts format that can then be disseminated and used in various contexts such as schools, libraries, organizations, study associations, etc., to provide a platform where people can engage with current research in a way that involves group participation.

Other project members

Jörgen Dahlqvist, Tomas Rajnai & Jens Nielsen - concept development and directing
Sima Wolgast, Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Lund University - on-going evaluation

Partners

Partners - Kulturhusen in Husby, Skärholmen, Vällingby
ABF Stockholm

Duration

2024–2026

Principal Investigator

Staffan Julén Head of communications, Artistic Researcher

Project members

Helena Hammarskiöld Artistic researcher

Funding

Svenska Postkodlotteriets Stiftelse