Migranter der blev aktivister: Prodemokratisk mobilisering blandt russiske migranter i Danmark og Norge
Abstract: Migrants turned activists: Pro-democratic mobilisation amongst Russian migrants in Denmark and Norway This article explores how emotions and group solidarity influence collective action. Through case study of Russian migrants’ engagement in pro-democratic transnational activism in Denmark...
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Abstract: Migrants turned activists: Pro-democratic mobilisation amongst Russian migrants in Denmark and Norway
This article explores how emotions and group solidarity influence collective action. Through case study of Russian migrants’ engagement in pro-democratic transnational activism in Denmark and Norway, this article contributes to our understanding of emotions and their role in mobilising and demobilising collective action. The study is based on ethnographic research material consisting of semi-structured individual interviews with Russian activists in Norway (4) and Denmark (7). The analysis show that the role of emotions is two-fold. On the one hand, mobilising emotions, moral shock, and in-group interactions can increase group solidarities and recurring participation. The findings suggest that participation in transnational activism can be considered a strategy that helps the activists cope with sudden and traumatic political developments in their homeland. Interestingly, the study suggests that even emotions usually considered demobilising, such as fear, have the potential to strengthen group solidarity and thereby act as a mobilising factor. On the other hand, demobilising emotions and threats can weaken in-group dynamics and lead to demobilisation.
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spelling | doaj.art-409eb22553824f03b23c76e3789b219e2024-02-09T15:52:43ZdanCappelen Damm Akademisk NOASPNordisk Østforum1891-17732023-05-013710.23865/noros.v37.5201Migranter der blev aktivister: Prodemokratisk mobilisering blandt russiske migranter i Danmark og NorgeKatrine Stevnhøj0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0545-535XKøbenhavns Universitet, Danmark Abstract: Migrants turned activists: Pro-democratic mobilisation amongst Russian migrants in Denmark and Norway This article explores how emotions and group solidarity influence collective action. Through case study of Russian migrants’ engagement in pro-democratic transnational activism in Denmark and Norway, this article contributes to our understanding of emotions and their role in mobilising and demobilising collective action. The study is based on ethnographic research material consisting of semi-structured individual interviews with Russian activists in Norway (4) and Denmark (7). The analysis show that the role of emotions is two-fold. On the one hand, mobilising emotions, moral shock, and in-group interactions can increase group solidarities and recurring participation. The findings suggest that participation in transnational activism can be considered a strategy that helps the activists cope with sudden and traumatic political developments in their homeland. Interestingly, the study suggests that even emotions usually considered demobilising, such as fear, have the potential to strengthen group solidarity and thereby act as a mobilising factor. On the other hand, demobilising emotions and threats can weaken in-group dynamics and lead to demobilisation. https://tidsskriftet-nof.no/index.php/noros/article/view/5201russiatransnational activismemotionsprotest |
spellingShingle | Katrine Stevnhøj Migranter der blev aktivister: Prodemokratisk mobilisering blandt russiske migranter i Danmark og Norge Nordisk Østforum russia transnational activism emotions protest |
title | Migranter der blev aktivister: Prodemokratisk mobilisering blandt russiske migranter i Danmark og Norge |
title_full | Migranter der blev aktivister: Prodemokratisk mobilisering blandt russiske migranter i Danmark og Norge |
title_fullStr | Migranter der blev aktivister: Prodemokratisk mobilisering blandt russiske migranter i Danmark og Norge |
title_full_unstemmed | Migranter der blev aktivister: Prodemokratisk mobilisering blandt russiske migranter i Danmark og Norge |
title_short | Migranter der blev aktivister: Prodemokratisk mobilisering blandt russiske migranter i Danmark og Norge |
title_sort | migranter der blev aktivister prodemokratisk mobilisering blandt russiske migranter i danmark og norge |
topic | russia transnational activism emotions protest |
url | https://tidsskriftet-nof.no/index.php/noros/article/view/5201 |
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