http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57599 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:12:19 GMT 2026-04-03T19:12:19Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57673 Emotional Framing of Emotional Deviants as a Political Strategy for Strengthening Collective Emotional Resilience Zubrzycka-Czarnecka, Aleksandra; Neddenriep, Gregory; Śliwiński, Krzysztof This article examines how leaders in the United States and the United Kingdom used rhet oric to frame emotional deviants and strengthen collective emotional resilience during two crises in 2024. Drawing on emotion management theory and critical discourse analysis (CDA), we analyze House Speaker Mike Johnson’s response to the Columbia University protests and Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s address during the Southport riots. Both leaders framed dissenters as emotional deviants, deployed emo tional dichotomies, and constructed “others” to consolidate solidarity. We demonstrate that emotional framing functions as a political strategy used to foster cohesion within the dominant group, suppress dissent, and narrow the boundaries of legitimate political expression. Our comparative design reveals cross-case convergence in the use of discursive mechanisms (feeling rules, othering, and surface/deep acting) despite divergent institutional roles and rhetorical situations. This convergence underscores the structural nature of emotional framing and reveals that it is part of the governance toolkit that leaders use in mass-mediated democracies. We contribute to political sociology by showing that collective emo tional resilience is not only discursively constructed to facilitate cohesion but is also employed as an exclusionary practice that marginalizes dissent and reinforces existing power hierarchies. In doing so, we highlight the ethical dilemmas of emotional governance, including the risks of inequality, alienation, and the foreclosure of authentic political expression. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57673 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57675 Too Little, Too Late: Consent Education, Sexual Practice, and Institutional Power in College Life Dayton, Allison; Standlee, Alecea Despite widespread efforts to address sexual assault on US college campuses through consent education, understanding and practicing consent remains a complex and under-researched area. Consent, defined as clear, continuous, and voluntary communication, is often emphasized as a preventive measure against sexual assault. However, high rates of sexual assault, particularly among college students, highlight the limitations of current educational approaches. Our study examines college students’ conceptualizations of consent, their application of consent in sexual relationships, and their views on the effectiveness of consent education. Findings indicate that many students harbor concerns about consent education, particularly regarding best practices, the influence of alcohol, and individual interpretations of consent. Notably, students report that their educational experiences have a limited impact on their understanding of and practices regarding consent, and they often struggle to apply these concepts effectively in real-world contexts. These findings underscore the need for more nuanced and impactful educational consent strategies that address the complexities of consent in intimate relationships and provide clearer guidance on managing factors like alcohol. This research aims to inform more effective approaches for activists and educational institutions in reducing campus sexual assault. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57675 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57674 “Care Work” in Facilitative Mediation: Interactional Techniques for Emotional Support in the Context of Conflict Resolution Garcia, Angela Cora This paper investigates how facilitative mediators use “care work” techniques when participants display emotional or relational concerns during the session. Conversation analysis is used to analyze a pre-existing dataset of video-recorded small claims and divorce mediation sessions. Techniques the mediators used to do care work include reflection, topic refocusing, complimenting, role modeling, and coaching. The analysis shows how the trajectory of the talk in the mediation session is impacted by care work. The results are discussed in terms of their implications for the mediator’s role and the effectiveness of the interaction for the conflict resolution process in mediation. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57674 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57672 Two Decades of Reflection and Critique. The Continuous Fear of Replacement—The Renaissance of Feeling and Intuition in the Age of Artificial Intelligence in Qualitative Sociology Review (2005–2025) Marciniak, Lukasz On the twentieth anniversary of Qualitative Sociology Review (QSR), this article offers a critical and autoethnographic reflection on how qualitative sociology has responded to technological innovation over the past two decades. I argue that the recurring fear of replacement, first by online publishing, then by CAQDAS software, and now by Artificial Intelligence (AI), reveals a persistent disciplinary anxiety. Anxiety that qualitative sociologists are being reduced to merely instrumental analytical roles. Drawing on personal recollections as a QSR co-founder and a review of global debates, I demonstrate how these fears have shaped our collective identity. Using the example of precariat research, I highlight the impor tance of the intellectualization of qualitative research, underscoring how qualitative researchers have become replaceable by technology. While AI now threatens to take over many tasks once considered the province of our expertise, it also highlights what remains uniquely human in our field: resonance, empathy, intuition, and ontological courage. I propose a competency profile for future qualitative sociol ogists that integrates digital literacy and AI collaboration with a renewed emphasis on embodied and empathetic inquiry. My conclusion presents AI not as the end of qualitative sociology, but as a catalyst for its renewal. Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/11089/57672 2026-03-06T00:00:00Z