[Commlist] CFP: Panel 'Emotional political narratives and engagement in contentious politics' as a part of the 15th Conference of the European Sociological Association

CFP: Panel 'Emotional political narratives and engagement in contentious 
politics' as a part of the 15th Conference of the European Sociological 
Association in Barcelona/Spain, 31 August -- 3 September 2021.

Submission deadline: February 15, 2021.

Submission platform: 
https://www.europeansociology.org/abstract-submission-open

The goal of this panel is to shed light on the latest trends in 
emotional political narratives and engagement. In times of multiple 
crises in Europe (austerity measures, cultural and value conflicts, 
migration, COVID pandemics) expression of outrage seems to become a 
normal practice if not a new display rule. This moral anger against 
those who allegedly or actually inflicted damage on someone we care 
about has been amplified thanks to social networking sites and ranting 
media that provide platforms for limitless emotional ventilation. 
Communicating frustration, however, not necessarily motivates collective 
action for social or political changes. Political engagement and 
mobilization need narratives of hope, empathy, pride, and feeling of 
being part of a group as well. Therefore, we invite contributions to map 
the complexity of affections in politics that includes the simultaneous 
expression of mixed emotions as well as dynamics of emotion 
transformation in time. We are open for submissions of empirical 
research and theoretical contributions aiming to understand emotional 
political narratives and engagement. We especially welcome 
methodologically innovative papers expanding our knowledge on the 
interplay between the cultivation of outrage and positive emotions in 
the context of contemporary contentious politics.

Convenors:

Gabriella Szabó is a senior research fellow at Centre for Social 
Sciences (Budapest, Hungary). Her research interests lie in the area of 
political communication and communities, expressivity, and the public 
sphere.

Monika Verbalyte is a research fellow at Europe-University Flensburg and 
doctoral researcher at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, her interests 
lie in public emotions, European sociology and emotions' role in 
political communication and attitudes.



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