In recent years, political scientists and sociologists have examined the manner by which emotions incite and condition social movement formation and action. However, the current scholarship does not address the role that dignity plays in this process. Using Brazils Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) as the case study, this book argues that through involvement in a social movement individuals are instilled with the "power of dignity." By participating in a social movement, an individuals "old self" is replaced by a new, "dignified" self, which in turn spurs the participant to express...
In recent years, political scientists and sociologists have examined the manner by which emotions incite and condition social movement formation and a...
