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A Political Psychology Approach to Militancy and Prefigurative ActivismWhen Words No Longer Fit

A Political Psychology Approach to Militancy and Prefigurative Activism: When Words No Longer Fit [In this chapter, I argue that the concepts of repertoire, strategy, and institution are crucial to understanding the changes that have taken place in contentious politics in Brazil since the events of June 2013. I suggest that these concepts shed light on the overlapping meanings of the terms militância and ativismo. Specifically, the three concepts highlight important differences and tensions between the distinct political cultures associated with militância and ativismo. Repertoire describes protesters’ routines; strategy frames the required procedures for prompting and conducting collective action; and institution explains how changes in repertoire and strategy impact the way protesters think, feel, and act. To assemble these ideas into a comprehensive conceptual model, I demonstrate that each one is a medium in and through which the other takes shape. In sum, the model provides a psychopolitical standpoint from which to deepen our understanding of the transformations in the tactical rationales and forms of conduct that are reshaping collective action in Brazil.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Political Psychology Approach to Militancy and Prefigurative ActivismWhen Words No Longer Fit

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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
ISBN
978-3-031-25033-0
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1 –18
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-25034-7_1
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Abstract

[In this chapter, I argue that the concepts of repertoire, strategy, and institution are crucial to understanding the changes that have taken place in contentious politics in Brazil since the events of June 2013. I suggest that these concepts shed light on the overlapping meanings of the terms militância and ativismo. Specifically, the three concepts highlight important differences and tensions between the distinct political cultures associated with militância and ativismo. Repertoire describes protesters’ routines; strategy frames the required procedures for prompting and conducting collective action; and institution explains how changes in repertoire and strategy impact the way protesters think, feel, and act. To assemble these ideas into a comprehensive conceptual model, I demonstrate that each one is a medium in and through which the other takes shape. In sum, the model provides a psychopolitical standpoint from which to deepen our understanding of the transformations in the tactical rationales and forms of conduct that are reshaping collective action in Brazil.]

Published: Mar 7, 2023

Keywords: Brazil; Protest; June 2013; Militância; Militancy; Ativismo; Activism; Repertoire; Strategies; Institution; Political Psychology

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