500 Years of Peasant Resistance in Europe Lessons for the 21st Century
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For centuries, Europe’s peasants have been dismissed as relics of a vanished world, swept aside by industrialization, modernization and capitalist progress.
A groundbreaking new book argues otherwise. From the German Peasants’ War to contemporary struggles over debt, land, food sovereignty and ecological survival, peasant-farmers have remained at the centre of resistance to the destructive forces reshaping rural life.
Join this webinar series to meet the activists and scholars behind this cutting edge research, and learn how these histories illuminate the radical possibilities emerging from struggles for commons, autonomy, dignity and democratic control over land and food. See registration below.
About the series
The series will run from November 2026 till June 2027 when a book on the same topic will be released.
Series dates
Click on the webinar for more information and to register. Note that the dates of the later webinars are tentative. Unless otherwise stated, all webinars start at 15:30 (CET/CEST)
- 4 November 2026 - Peasants versus Capital: From the Great Peasant War to Contemporary Farmers' Protests in Europe
- 16 December 2026 (16:30-18:00 CET)
- 13 January 2027
- 10 February 2027
- 10 March 2027
- 14 April 2027
- 15 June 2027 - finale and launch of the book 500 Years of Peasant Resistance in Europe: From the Great Peasant War to Contemporary Rural Struggles.
4 November 2026 - 15:30 - 17:00 CET
Episode 1 — Peasants versus Capital: From the Great Peasant War to Contemporary Farmers' Protests in Europe
In this first webinar, Fabian Scheidler and Morgan Ody will explore the long history of peasant resistance and what it can tell us about contemporary farmers’ struggles in Europe.
Speakers:
- Fabian Scheidler
- Morgan Ody
Moderator: Katie Sandwell
Languages: English, French, German (Interpretation Available)