The Emotions of Protest: Affective and Reactive Emotions in and around Social Movements

• Published in: Sociological forum (Randolph, N.J.) Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 397 - 424
• Main Author: Jasper, James M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden Eastern Sociological Society 01.09.1998; Blackwell
• Subjects: Activists; Anger; Blame; Collective Action; Emotion; Emotional expression; Emotions; Fear; Group identity; Love; Motivation; Political participation; Political protests; Political sociology; Protest Movements; Sharing; Social Movements; Social movements. Revolutions; Social protests; Social relations; Sociology; Socio-cultural Factor; Political Participation; Motivation; Affectivity; Strategy; Contest; Social movement; Information; Emotions; Cognitive Process; Social action

The recent explosion of cultural work on social movements has been highly cognitive in its orientation, as though researchers were still reluctant to admit that strong emotions accompany protest. But such emotions do not render protestors irrational; emotions accompany all social action, providing b...