#12285. What has become of the Indignados? The biographical consequences of participation in the 15M movement in Madrid (20XX–19)

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Abstract:
This article examines the biographical consequences of participation in 15 M by following the trajectories of individuals who took part in the movement in Madrid. Based on a field study combining observations and repeat interviews, this follow-up of the trajectories reveals considerable biographical impacts on both representations and individual practices in the political, personal and professional spheres. These impacts were particularly salient among those who had experienced biographical disruptions, whether in relation to political socialization or a drop in social status, and those who had mobilized in an intense and lasting way. However, 15 M had also had a profound influence on the biographies of those with an activist background and those who had been less involved in the movement. The main legacy of 15 M is therefore that it created a new generation of activists who are now involved in a multitude of activist microspheres and institutional settings.
Keywords:
biographical consequences of engagement; collective action; Indignados; Madrid; social movements; Spain

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