Emotions, International Relations, and the everyday
Individuals’ emotional attachments to international organisations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6449218 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anne-Marie Houde (0000-0002-8200-734X, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 504-522 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of International Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-2105 • E-ISSN: 1469-9044 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0260210523000554 |
| OpenAlex | W4388292358 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 11 |
In recent years, various crises such as the financial crisis, Brexit, and the Covid-19 pandemic have shed light on citizens’ (dis)satisfaction with international organisations (IOs). Yet, despite their crucial importance for the support of IOs, individual citizens’ connection to these organisations remains understudied. This article contributes to the literature on emotion research in International Relations (IR) by exploring the everyday emotions of ordinary individuals about IOs and their repercussions on world politics, moving beyond the state or community level to examine how citizens actually experience international politics. It does so by (i) theorising individuals’ emotional attachments to IOs and demonstrating how they shape perceptions and preferences that impact the future of organisations, and (ii) advocating for the use of focus groups as a research method to study emotions in IR. Contributing to the ‘everyday turn’ in emotion research in IR, it uses the European Union as a case study and analyses 21 focus groups with individuals from four different countries (Belgium, France, Italy, and Portugal). The article’s insights provide a deeper understanding of the micro-political foundation that enables and legitimises government action, and against whose background international relations are conducted
Brexit · Business · European union · Focus group · Government (linguistics · International relations · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |