Social Movements and Emotions

Abstract

Recent research has discovered that emotions animate a number of interactions within social movements and between protestors and other strategic players: in recruiting new participants, maintaining the enthusiasm of existing ones, assessing external threats and opportunities, engaging and surviving conflict, and more. In addition to examining the emotional dynamics of a series of these strategic interactions, we also look at the role that place plays in protest emotions and at the impact that social movements can have and have had on the triggers and displays of emotions.