Quantum-Social Investigations across Transnational Movements

This book weaves theoretical-empirical threads beyond pragmatic philosophy, quantum cosmology and world affairs. It offers a "e;quantum-social"e; approach to inquire solidarity configurations among transnational movements. The first part of the book develops an integrative framework to foreground "e;quantum-type"e; features of social fields, virtual movements, and complex encounters. Quantum conceptual keys open new gates for macro-theorizing of "e;non-locality"e; and comprehending fields around cognate disciplines like psychology and sociology as well as international studies. Accordingly, emotional "e;indeterminacy"e; is found fundamental for understanding mesoscopic dynamics of virtual mobilizations. All along micro-layers, phenomena of "e;entanglement"e; mold multiple pathways for transversal solidarities. The empirical second part looks at how transnational solidarity springs emerge under "e;quantum-like"e; contexts of liberation/revolution-redemption/resistance movements. Emotional memories and affective imageries dynamically co-mingle across flowing fields and moving habitats of "e;1968-71"e; and "e;2008-11."e; Affective waves and sentimental circulations shape sanctified-secularized constellations of altruisms and sacrifices through which solidarities spin.