The political aspects of solidarity mobilizations in the context of shrinking civil society during the first wave of Covid-19
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12657882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M Feischmidt (0000-0002-0366-3497, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence, Budapest, Hungary), Eszter Neumann (0000-0002-1915-4769, Centre for Social Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences Centre of Excellence, Budapest, Hungary, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 132-153 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Societies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-6696 • E-ISSN: 1469-8307 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14616696.2022.2100443 |
| OpenAlex | W4287578415 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 15 |
This paper contributes to the literature on solidarity mobilizations and the framings of social and political change in the context of the shrinking welfare state, de-democratization, and repressive state policies towards civil society. These issues are explored through the lens of interview-based research on Hungarian solidarity initiatives that emerged in response to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic between March and June 2020. We specifically look at the ways in which volunteers and activists engaged in solidarity activities associated with healthcare, care-work, and education; accounted for their aspirations; conceptualized social responsibility; and reflected on the crisis management of the state. We found that newly emerging grassroots actors reinforced the documented trend of depoliticization in civil society. Although most respondents formulated a depoliticizing narrative, they did offer interpretations of their public role and collective action, values, and responsibilities, and pronounced a desire for social change. Nevertheless, to account for these framings, we need to move beyond the binary understanding of politics in solidarity and civil society research
Civil society · Collective action · Context (archaeology · Democracy · Democratization · Grassroots · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social movement · Sociology · Solidarity · Welfare state · Gender Studies · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration · Social Capital and Networks · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
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| Citations per year | 2,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |