Open AccessFeeling the Scope of Solidarity: The Role of Emotions for Volunteers Supporting Refugees in Germany
Author(s) -
Serhat Karakayalı
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
social inclusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2183-2803
DOI - 10.17645/si.v5i3.1008
Subject(s) - solidarity , feeling , refugee , politics , scope (computer science) , sociology , social psychology , gender studies , political science , psychology , law , computer science , programming language
In recent political debates in Germany, volunteers and citizens who support the cause of refugees are often accused of being “too emotional”. Based mainly on empirical evidence from 10 group discussions and 35 individual interviews with volunteers, conducted in 2016, this article undertakes a sociological analysis of the role of emotions for volunteers.
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