Articles by Ignacia Perugorría
Politics and Religion, May 15, 2024
The article analyzes the network structure and dynamics of the Spanish field of catholic-inspired... more The article analyzes the network structure and dynamics of the Spanish field of catholic-inspired secular organizations (CISO-N), and their mobilization against the Euthanasia Bill amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to a relational perspective, it adopts a historical-comparative approach to political opportunities that affect the praxis of these organizations. Drawing on 7-year fieldwork, including in-depth interviews with CISO-N activists and participant observation of their demonstrations, it traces CISO-N's discourse of ‘moral panic’ and ties to religious and political organizations, particularly the far-right party VOX. We advance a novel perspective, bridging literature on assisted dying and social movement studies, particularly focusing on far-right Christian populist mobilizations. The article offers one of the first sociological analyses of euthanasia as the new moral, political, and cultural neoconservative anti-rights front, which has been mainly studied from bioethics, socio-medical studies, and medical jurisprudence perspectives.
Revista Internacional de Sociología (RIS), Jan 11, 2023
El artículo estudia la movilización del campo de organizaciones laicas de inspiración católica e ... more El artículo estudia la movilización del campo de organizaciones laicas de inspiración católica e ideología neoconservadora (OLIC-N) contra la Ley de Eutanasia española. A pesar de que la eutanasia constituye el nuevo frente de disputa moral, cultural y político neoconservador, dicha movilización permanece largamente inexplorada; nuestro estudio pretende remediar esta falta. Para ello, se concentra en el repertorio movilizacional y el trabajo identitario realizado por las OLIC-N, analizándolos desde una perspectiva relacional e histórico-comparativa. Así, estudiamos la estructura y dinámicas de red del campo de las OLIC-N y su campo ampliado antiderechos, protagonizado por organizaciones religiosas y partidos políticos conservadores; así como los vínculos entre estas organizaciones, sus narrativas públicas y prácticas sociosimbólicas. Contemplamos, además, el impacto de una estructura de oportunidad política marcada por el Gobierno de coalición progresista PSOE-Unidas Podemos, la crisis sociosanitaria desencadenada por el COVID-19 y la llegada del partido de extrema derecha VOX al Congreso.
This article seeks to analyze the mobilizations that are currently taking place in Spain as a res... more This article seeks to analyze the mobilizations that are currently taking place in Spain as a result of the multidimensional crisis unleashed in 2008. The authors study the ‘15M movement,’ or that of the Spanish indignados, by focusing on three analytical
axes: the cognitive, emotional, and relational processes feeding the construction of a social movement identity. First, the article refers to the diagnostic, prognostic, and motivational framing tasks performed by 15M participants to define the problematic
situation and attribute blame, articulate a solution to the problem and devise strategies to achieve that end, and motivate participants to sustain their engagement and remedy
the situation. Second, the article concentrates on the emotions that were ‘mobilized’ by social movement organizations linked to the 15M (e.g. outrage or indignation), and those emotions that emerged spontaneously during the ‘encounters’ that took place in the public space: joy, efficacy, and empowerment. Finally, the article addresses the relational aspects entailed in the process of identity construction, that is, the activation and deactivation of both ‘real’ and ‘imaginary’ ties between 15M members and previous and/or current political and social collectives within the ‘progressive field.’ In following this
triple objective, the article describes the process of identity-synchronization that has allowed people with no previous political participation and with different and oftentimes
opposing politico-ideological trajectories to feel part of the movement. The data come from 17 in-depth interviews and eight focus groups with key activists, ethnographic
observations in camps and assemblies in both Bilbao and Madrid during the summer of 2011, and visual materials displayed in web pages and Facebook accounts associated to the 15M.
The present monograph issue focuses on the 2011–2012 global wave of protests that began in Tunisi... more The present monograph issue focuses on the 2011–2012 global wave of protests that began in Tunisia in 2011. This introductory article notes that two streams of mobilization can be distinguished in terms of the specific grievances they express, and the socioeconomic and political contexts in which they have emerged. The article argues, however, that despite these differences both threads find their antecedents in the increasing and widespread social and economic levels of inequality, which requires social movements theories to ‘bring political economy back’ in the analysis of mobilization. It is further argued that the various occupy movements that have emerged since 2011 constitute diverse manifestations of a new international cycle of contention. With its innovative and distinctive traits in terms of diffusion, coordination, action
repertoires, frames, and types of activism, this new cycle seeks to both transform the economic system to provide greater equality, opportunities, and personal fulfillment and, simultaneously, to democratize power in more participatory ways.
In the editors’ introduction they noted how the various mobilizations starting in 2011 raised imp... more In the editors’ introduction they noted how the various mobilizations starting in 2011 raised important questions for social movement scholars. The various articles in this
issue have explored the emergence, dynamics, and significance of the social mobilizations,
contestations, and confrontations that started with the Arab Spring mobilizations and continue to this day. This concluding article is focused on three main aspects that emerge from the editors’ dialogue with the different contributions. The first is the
context, beginning with a political-economic account of neoliberalism, the various crises of legitimacy that it has fostered over the last three decades, and the role of new media
(ICTs) in engendering these mobilizations, their coordination, and globalization. The second aspect focuses on some of the characteristics of this cycle of contention, mostly the actors and their networks, identities and the new practices of occupying public space. The third and last part represents an attempt to evaluate the general trajectory of these mobilizations over the last two years.
Papers by Ignacia Perugorría
RES. Revista española de sociología/Revista española de sociología, Jun 26, 2024
Politics and religion, May 15, 2024
The article analyzes the network structure and dynamics of the Spanish field of catholicinspired ... more The article analyzes the network structure and dynamics of the Spanish field of catholicinspired secular organizations (CISO-N), and their mobilization against the Euthanasia Bill amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to a relational perspective, it adopts a historical-comparative approach to political opportunities that affect the praxis of these organizations. Drawing on 7-year fieldwork, including in-depth interviews with CISO-N activists and participant observation of their demonstrations, it traces CISO-N's discourse of 'moral panic' and ties to religious and political organizations, particularly the far-right party VOX. We advance a novel perspective, bridging literature on assisted dying and social movement studies, particularly focusing on far-right Christian populist mobilizations. The article offers one of the first sociological analyses of euthanasia as the new moral, political, and cultural neoconservative anti-rights front, which has been mainly studied from bioethics, socio-medical studies, and medical jurisprudence perspectives.
The 15M movement in Spain (15th May, 2011) is widely regarded as the vanguard of the “networks of... more The 15M movement in Spain (15th May, 2011) is widely regarded as the vanguard of the “networks of outrage and hope ” or “occupy social movements ” that swept several Southern European states.1 Unlike Occupy Wall Street, the Spanish Indignados featured not only encampments and assemblies of the young, but also very large protest events and wide public support. The mass demonstrations that occurred in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol and elsewhere mobilized participants with social and political profiles quite different from previous protest events and social movements.2 Polls carried out by the Center for Sociological Research indicate that in early June a majority (54%) of the adult population supported the protests, and in a later poll following the November elections, one in ten reported they had actively participated in 15M protest activities.3 Similar broad-spectrum mobilization and support was also a feature of the protests that occurred around the same time in Portugal and Greece. In a...
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Throughout the world we have seen the proliferation of a variety of progressive, democratic socia... more Throughout the world we have seen the proliferation of a variety of progressive, democratic social movements in which vast numbers of people have challenged neo liberal globalization. In this paper we offer a theoretical frame for the analysis of the most recent challenges posed to neo liberal social and economic policies as they were shaped in late capitalism. We focus on the emotional aspect that is vital to mobilization. We lean on Habermas' thesis of the crisis of Legitimacy at the Macro and Micro levels, translating the cognitive processes into their emotional counterparts. To do this we draw on theoretical frames from the Sociology of Social Movements and the sociology of emotions. More particularly we see the process of "emotional liberation" as the equivalent of McAdam's "cognitive liberation" and both as part of the process of subjectivation as put forward by Touraine. These formulations have led up to look for the emotions that tie people to aut...
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Articles by Ignacia Perugorría
axes: the cognitive, emotional, and relational processes feeding the construction of a social movement identity. First, the article refers to the diagnostic, prognostic, and motivational framing tasks performed by 15M participants to define the problematic
situation and attribute blame, articulate a solution to the problem and devise strategies to achieve that end, and motivate participants to sustain their engagement and remedy
the situation. Second, the article concentrates on the emotions that were ‘mobilized’ by social movement organizations linked to the 15M (e.g. outrage or indignation), and those emotions that emerged spontaneously during the ‘encounters’ that took place in the public space: joy, efficacy, and empowerment. Finally, the article addresses the relational aspects entailed in the process of identity construction, that is, the activation and deactivation of both ‘real’ and ‘imaginary’ ties between 15M members and previous and/or current political and social collectives within the ‘progressive field.’ In following this
triple objective, the article describes the process of identity-synchronization that has allowed people with no previous political participation and with different and oftentimes
opposing politico-ideological trajectories to feel part of the movement. The data come from 17 in-depth interviews and eight focus groups with key activists, ethnographic
observations in camps and assemblies in both Bilbao and Madrid during the summer of 2011, and visual materials displayed in web pages and Facebook accounts associated to the 15M.
repertoires, frames, and types of activism, this new cycle seeks to both transform the economic system to provide greater equality, opportunities, and personal fulfillment and, simultaneously, to democratize power in more participatory ways.
issue have explored the emergence, dynamics, and significance of the social mobilizations,
contestations, and confrontations that started with the Arab Spring mobilizations and continue to this day. This concluding article is focused on three main aspects that emerge from the editors’ dialogue with the different contributions. The first is the
context, beginning with a political-economic account of neoliberalism, the various crises of legitimacy that it has fostered over the last three decades, and the role of new media
(ICTs) in engendering these mobilizations, their coordination, and globalization. The second aspect focuses on some of the characteristics of this cycle of contention, mostly the actors and their networks, identities and the new practices of occupying public space. The third and last part represents an attempt to evaluate the general trajectory of these mobilizations over the last two years.
Papers by Ignacia Perugorría
axes: the cognitive, emotional, and relational processes feeding the construction of a social movement identity. First, the article refers to the diagnostic, prognostic, and motivational framing tasks performed by 15M participants to define the problematic
situation and attribute blame, articulate a solution to the problem and devise strategies to achieve that end, and motivate participants to sustain their engagement and remedy
the situation. Second, the article concentrates on the emotions that were ‘mobilized’ by social movement organizations linked to the 15M (e.g. outrage or indignation), and those emotions that emerged spontaneously during the ‘encounters’ that took place in the public space: joy, efficacy, and empowerment. Finally, the article addresses the relational aspects entailed in the process of identity construction, that is, the activation and deactivation of both ‘real’ and ‘imaginary’ ties between 15M members and previous and/or current political and social collectives within the ‘progressive field.’ In following this
triple objective, the article describes the process of identity-synchronization that has allowed people with no previous political participation and with different and oftentimes
opposing politico-ideological trajectories to feel part of the movement. The data come from 17 in-depth interviews and eight focus groups with key activists, ethnographic
observations in camps and assemblies in both Bilbao and Madrid during the summer of 2011, and visual materials displayed in web pages and Facebook accounts associated to the 15M.
repertoires, frames, and types of activism, this new cycle seeks to both transform the economic system to provide greater equality, opportunities, and personal fulfillment and, simultaneously, to democratize power in more participatory ways.
issue have explored the emergence, dynamics, and significance of the social mobilizations,
contestations, and confrontations that started with the Arab Spring mobilizations and continue to this day. This concluding article is focused on three main aspects that emerge from the editors’ dialogue with the different contributions. The first is the
context, beginning with a political-economic account of neoliberalism, the various crises of legitimacy that it has fostered over the last three decades, and the role of new media
(ICTs) in engendering these mobilizations, their coordination, and globalization. The second aspect focuses on some of the characteristics of this cycle of contention, mostly the actors and their networks, identities and the new practices of occupying public space. The third and last part represents an attempt to evaluate the general trajectory of these mobilizations over the last two years.