How is protest heard?

Protest is an important means of making yourself heard as a citizen, and sometimes even the last resort. We see this with the protests in the US and in Hong Kong, but also closer to home. But how is protest heard? Nanke Verloo will be investigating this question, specifically in Amsterdam. As of September this year, Nanke Verloo, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Amsterdam, will spend five months researching citizenship in Amsterdam. She will be examining a specific form of civic participation in decision-making processes, namely protest. 'Protest isn't usually seen as a form of civic participation, although in my view it certainly is. Protest is actually a clear way of showing your political involvement,' says Verloo.