Our Objectives

Our primary objectives are research, knowledge production, education, solidarity and cooperation.

1. Research

The Academy’s central pillar is researching, creating and publicizing resources on the essential concepts of the democratic civilization paradigm in general and the sociology of freedom with jineolojî as its soul in particular. To do so we organize discussions that can deepen our understanding of ideas such as freedom, truth, democracy, ecology, modernity, ethnicity and nationhood, among many others. To address these concepts in a comprehensive way, we initiate collective research into a broad spectrum of social phenomena and their histories and possible futures, from prehistoric society and the roots of patriarchy, the state, and capitalism; to the arts, religion, and philosophy; to democracy, organization, strategy and anything else required for a comprehensive understanding.

2. Knowledge production

The second pillar is to produce knowledge with and for communities through research that includes not just academic “experts” but also experts through lived experience. These research projects will have different scopes and aims, from understanding the situation of young people in Europe and across the world, to uncovering the effects of the geopolitical situation on people in everyday life, and anything else we might imagine. Such research will be shaped according to community needs.

3. Education

The third pillar is to provide education and educational material for activists, community centers, and community institutions and organizations anywhere in the world in need of support.

4. Solidarity and cooperation

The Academy’s fourth and final pillar is deepening relations and practical solidarity between movements and intellectuals through seminars, conferences and other gatherings. We aim to bring together the knowledge created by the Academy with movements, activists, intellectuals, people’s education centers, trade unions, social workers and carers, and all those who consider themselves democrats, progressives and revolutionaries. This has already been done through the four “Challenging Capitalist Modernity” conferences that took place in Hamburg, Germany, as well as other gatherings and forums. Founding members of the academy have also participated in public seminars, throughout the world. We intend to extend all these forums throughout the globe, inviting a wide group of participants who also strive to create a democratic modernity.