In this though-provoking keynote, Knut Cordsen places today’s activism – from Fridays for Future to Greenpeace – in a historical context. Based on his book, The Do-gooders, he shows how activists can learn from the past and what appropriations of activism there have been and continue to be from the state. Cordsen’s talk shows strategies for creating change and a deeper understanding of the art of engaging others in the pursuit of social change.