Article ID: CBB001550386

Introduction: “Emotions in Protest Movements in Europe since 1917“ (2014)

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Häberlen, Joachim C (Author)
Spinney, Russell A. (Author)


Contemporary European History
Volume: 23, no. 4
Issue: 4
Pages: 489-503


Publication Date: 2014
Edition Details: Lead Article in a Series: “Emotions in Protest Movements in Europe since 1917”
Language: English

It might seem trivial and mere common sense to note that revolts and revolutions are deeply emotional moments. In history books and newspapers, we read about the tense and emotionally charged atmosphere that leads to violence when protestors confront police forces, or about furious and passionate crowds acting in defiance of the ideal of rational and coldblooded politics. But rage and anger are not the only emotions involved in the politics of protest. Consider the iconic photographs of the summer strikes during the French Popular Front in 1936, depicting smiling workers occupying their factories and construction sites, or the cheering crowds storming the Berlin Wall in November 1989. Or consider the genre of protest songs, telling stories of solidarity and hope as well as deep sorrow. At times, social and political movements even made feelings their central concern, such as the hippy movement with its calls for free love. On the other side of the political spectrum, conservative as well as social democratic observers often denounced protests and riots as politically irrelevant outbreaks of hatred, or mocked the 'hysterical' fear of the peace movement during the 1980s. Somehow, these examples suggest, feelings mattered, yet how precisely they mattered is rarely investigated. The essays in this special issue will address this question in order to enrich our understanding of protest movements, revolts and revolutions. Collectively, they intend to open a theoretical and methodological debate on the role of emotions in the politics of protest and resistance.

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Includes Series Articles

Article Zientek, Adam Derek; Häberlen, Joachim C; Spinney, Russell A. (2014) Affective Neuroscience and the Causes of the Mutiny of the French 82nd Infantry Brigade. Contemporary European History (pp. 502-522). unapi

Article Trãni, Christophe; Häberlen, Joachim C.; Spinney, Russell A. (2014) Opposing Scientific Cruelty: The Emotions and Sensitivities of Protestors against Experiments on Animals. Contemporary European History (pp. 523-543). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Barr, Timothy
Petr Suchý
Davies, William
Vitello, Mary
Flatley, Jonathan
Bernal-Marcos, Marcos José
Concepts
Emotions; passions
Psychology
Science and society
Science and culture
Melancholy
Peace movements
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
18th century
Early modern
Medieval
21st century
Places
Europe
United States
South Asia
Czechoslovakia
Japan
China
Institutions
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
UNESCO
United Nations
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