Compared to rationality & reasoning (perhaps understandably) there seems to have been relative reluctance to probe the role of collective emotions in development studies which has been focusing on human wellbeing outcomes, except perhaps as detractors.
Meanwhile empirical study and theorising is burgeoning eg in psychology & in philosophy.
While many examples of interesting articles exist, two freely available ones are:
1) https://www.philosophie.tu-darmstadt.de/media/institut_fuer_philosophie/mitarbeiter_innen/thonhauser_gt_pwt/Thonhauser_Taxonomy_of_Collective_Emotion.pdf
2) This one is valuable for its findings abut four core motivators of collective action across cultures (where emotions are explicit, while several kinds of reasoning seem to be implied):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HtjPDyX1NV8hzJk52ZS96-t0Kqwzk853/view
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Our sincerity brings emotion within us & also with us. This emotion has direct relation with our mind. Emotion has a direct positive or indirect reaction of emotion with our mind which may remain the progressive reaction of our footsteps for our life action.
Emotion has direct connection with our heart & our heart remains all the time with our action of life as our heart is a living force of our energy for carrying out the activities of our life. Our activities remain fully control by controlling our sentiments, which is the basic movement of the purpose of the life .We all are aware that it is only for every human beings to control the purpose & action of our life which may help every human beings to make the course of our action in positive direction for the purpose of our life contribution in a worthy manner.
In one of my article I express my views on Emotion which I submit herewith for your kind perusal
This is my personal opinion
Thanks, Rohit.
I agree with you that emotions are a core beneficial source of our motivation as individuals.
However because at any time each of us are likely being motivated differently by different things, I'm most interested in the the role shared emotions play in how groups and communities come to agree on (and take) collective action for shared wellbeing, with outcomes which are inclusive and equitable. I'm interested if you can share your article(s) addressing this question.
https://www.heartmath.org/gci/gcms/live-data/
For thousands of years, meditation, prayer and contemplation, as practiced by various wisdom traditions, have accessed and amplified collective consciousness, emotion and behavior. The above website is instructive in providing update scientific data on Global Coherence Initiative and Global Consciousness Project as correlated with mass events such as the death of Nelson Mandela and International Peace meditations.
Thanks Stephen. I agree with you that 'For thousands of years, meditation, prayer and contemplation, as practiced by various wisdom traditions, have accessed and amplified collective consciousness, emotion and behavior'.
The correlation with mass events of the kind you mention makes sense.
But this is a huge and complex topic.
My research interest is currently focused on more everday, localised musical mobilisations, where the processes of localisation are attributable to more than just indigenisation, contextualisation and/or inculturation. I'm currently researching how localising music-making can stir emotions in ways that foster prosocial collective action conducive to shared wellbeing. As this (excerpt from a) new book of localised case studies from around the world argues and illustrates, localisation includes but transcends indigenisation, contextualisation & inculturation: https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9781351391696_A34354136/preview-9781351391696_A34354136.pdf
Such musical mobilisations can be prayerful, meditative and/or contemplative. While the book does make the connection to wisdom traditions, through localisation processes, local communities blend modern and ancient musical traditions in ways they reason to collectively value, which animates shared emotions towards the common good.
A useful book on the dimensions of power of music for democracy as collective action, with historical examples, and which seeks a better definition of democracy is:
Love, Nancy S., Musical Democracy. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2006.
For the start of this book see
https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9780791481240_A40633811/preview-9780791481240_A40633811.pdf
If interested, you can follow waves of citing literature eg via Google Scholar
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