Active Solidarity: Intersectional Solidarity in Action

Abstract

Abstract While solidarity lies at the heart of collective action, it is not easily achieved. Social movements are characterized not only by difference within activist ranks but also by power asymmetries that reflect broader domination and distrust. The concept of intersectional solidarity is central to contemporary social justice movements’ efforts to negotiate these divisions, but how can it be achieved? To answer this question, we offer some guidelines for enacting intersectional solidarity, drawing on a theoretically grounded examination of three contemporary social movements in the United States and abroad (Occupy, Gezi Park, and the Women’s March).

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Rachel L. Einwohner, Kaitlin Kelly-Thompson, Valeria Sinclair‐Chapman, Fernando Tormos‐Aponte, S. Laurel Weldon, Jared M. Wright, … Charles K. S. Wu (2019). Active Solidarity: Intersectional Solidarity in Action. Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society. https://doi.org/10.1093/sp/jxz052

@article{l2019active,
  title  = {Active Solidarity: Intersectional Solidarity in Action},
  author = {Einwohner, Rachel L. and Kelly-Thompson, Kaitlin and Sinclair‐Chapman, Valeria and Tormos‐Aponte, Fernando and Weldon, S. Laurel and Wright, Jared M. and Wu, Charles K. S.},
  year   = {2019},
  journal = {Social Politics International Studies in Gender State & Society},
  doi    = {10.1093/sp/jxz052}
}

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