Dear All,
Please find below the call for papers for the panel "Social Movements and
Memories", proposed to the ECPR general conference 2014.
Please feel free to distribute this call to interested colleagues.
Please send paper abstracts (max. 250 words) by *26 January 2014* to:
p.daphi@??? or lorenzo.zamponi@???
*Social Movements and Memories*
Chair: Priska Daphi (Humboldt University Berlin) p.daphi@???
Discussant: Lorenzo Zamponi (European University Institute)
lorenzo.zamponi@???
Though large protests often surprise observers, they hardly start from
scratch. Mostly, they are rooted in previous mobilisations with respect to
their diagnostic framing, forms of organisation, and repertoires. Memories
of previous mobilisations crucially influence which activities are
considered helpful or successful and which are not. Hence, analysing
memories allows crucial insights into social movement dynamics and
continuity. Memories are, at the same time, outcomes of mobilisation and
significant factors in shaping further mobilisation.
In the last few years, the interest in collective memory has been
constantly growing among scholars of contentious politics. In this context,
memory studies and in particular the sociology of memory based on the
seminal work of Maurice Halbwachs, have become fundamental tools in
advancing our understanding of social movements. These approaches provide
useful insights into the symbolic construction of the reality in which
collective action takes place. On the other hand, contentious politics
approaches inform the growing number of studies on the conflictual dynamics
of memory.
This panel aims to discuss the role of memories in social movements. How
does the past and its public representation influence mobilisation? How do
social movements participate in the construction of public memory? How and
why do some specific events from the past become fundamental symbols for
social and political contention, while others do not? How does diffusion of
practices, symbols, and repertoires of mobilisation work over time?
We welcome submissions coming from different disciplinary fields, in the
attempt to bring together the scholarships on social movements and memory
studies. Each abstract will be evaluated for: quality and clarity of the
research question; methodological precision of the comparative approach;
theoretical originality of the contribution and discussion of available
knowledge; relevance and pertinence to the panel’s theme.
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Lorenzo Zamponi
PhD Candidate/Researcher
European University Institute
Department of Political and Social Sciences
Via dei Roccettini 9
I-50014 - San Domenico di Fiesole (FI)
Italia
http://www.eui.eu
lorenzo.zamponi@???
