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Global Research

The Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund (SAIH) is conducting research for its upcoming report with the goal of understanding university student activism and the ways in which authority figures impede this activism. In recent years, many countries around the world have seen shrinking of civic space and increasing efforts to silence activists and human rights defenders, including students.

This research is being conducted by independent researchers, Amy Kapit and Héctor Ríos-Jara. This research builds on a previous report published in March 2023, Activism Under Attack: Understanding the Repression of University Student Activism.

In an effort to understand the experiences of student activists in the face of threats and attacks, we are conducting both a survey and qualitative interviews with students in order to learn more about their experiences. Participants should be current or recent undergraduate, masters, or doctoral students engaged in some kind of social or political action (either organized or unorganized) on behalf of others or to improve society. Participants should be at least 18 years of age.

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If you decide to participate in either the survey or an interview, you will receive no direct benefits, however, information from this study may support global advocacy and increased resources for stronger protection of students’ rights. If you participate in the survey, your identity and affiliations will be anonymous. If you participate in the interview, your identity and affiliations will be kept confidential. You are free to only answer questions that you want to answer, and you can withdraw from the study at any time. Your participation in this study will not affect your relationship with SAIH or its partners, nor any other benefits you are entitled to receive.

Participants will be asked to consent to their interviews being recorded (audio only) and transcribed; however, any information that may identify an individual will be confidential and participants will not be identifiable.

You may contact either Amy Kapit (amy.kapit@nyu.edu) or Héctor Ríos-Jara with any questions (hector.rios.18@alumni.ucl.ac.uk).