An Exoneration of Black Rage

Thompson, Debra

doi:10.1215/00382876-3961439

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“…Recent scholarship identifies how group-based emotions shape the political engagement and decision making of African Americans, revealing distinctions in the translation of emotions such as anger, enthusiasm and shame to participation in costly political actions (Banks, White, & McKenzie, 2018;Burge, 2014;Collins & Block, 2018;Phoenix & Arora, 2018;Thompson, 2017). Building on this work, I present findings from experimental and survey data that reveal racial differences in the mobilizing effects of hope on participation.…”

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Black hope floats: Racial emotion regulation and the uniquely motivating effects of hope on black political participation

Phoenix

2020

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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Drawing upon theories of group based emotion, group based efficacy and appraisal, I propose a model of racial emotion regulation to explain variations in how Black and White Americans respond emotionally and behaviorally to policy opportunity cues. I test the major claims of this model with data from an original experiment and national survey. Findings from the studies indicate that expressions of hope carry a strong and consistent mobilizing effect on the political participation of African Americans, while producing null effects on White participation. I discuss the implications of this model for our understanding of the potential of hope to shape appraisals and perceptions of efficacy among socially marginalized groups, opening up a distinct pathway through which they can be mobilized for political engagement.

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Black hope floats: Racial emotion regulation and the uniquely motivating effects of hope on black political participation

Phoenix

2020

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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“…Anger can be conceptualized as a moral emotion that conveys an appraisal of social reality and yearning for a change in society's moral order. Thompson (2017), for example, argues that anger and rage over entrenched racism boosted the Black Lives Matter activism in the United States.…”

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‘I am tired of being afraid’: Emotions and protest participation in Belarus

Nikolayenko

2021

International Sociology

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Belarus witnessed a staggering level of mass mobilization in the aftermath of the 2020 fraudulent election and disproportionate use of police force against peaceful protesters. Using the case of anti-government protests in Belarus, this article argues that a confluence of moral and reflex emotions explains an incredibly high level of protest participation in a hard autocracy. Specifically, indignation over the magnitude of electoral malpractices and the intensity of police violence, in congruence with the loss of fear, provides a moral battery for generating and sustaining mass mobilization. It is further argued that a sense of unity within the protest movement mitigates fear of repression and facilitates sustained engagement in protests. Drawing on media reports and protesters’ narratives, the study traces how citizens overcame their fear of state reprisal and took to the street. The article contributes to contentious politics literature by elucidating the role of emotions in shaping mass mobilization.

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“…The confederate flag has been removed from state capitols in the south, and, despite numerous protests, monuments of confederate "heroes" are being removed from public spaces all across the country (Benjamin et al, 2020). Also, in the wake of a number of officer-involved murders of unarmed men, women, and children, Black Lives Matter and other protest movements have engaged in a critical and sustained examination of how communities of color are policed (Thompson, 2017). These killings, often recorded on smartphones by outside civilians, have spawned marches, riots, protests during the national anthem, and a highly political, highly racialized public conversation about race and the criminal justice system (Banks, 2018).…”

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