Solidarity means mutual recognition of belonging, forged through struggle.

Evidence

Like McCammon and Moon (2015, p. 326), I define coalition broadly, as “occur[ing] when distinct activist groups mutually agree to cooperate and work together towards a common goal.” And as a guiding characterization, I use Melucci’s (1996, p. 23) definition of solidarity, “the ability of actors to recognize others and to be recognized, as belonging to the same social unit.” Though I also recognize, as Featherstone (2012) underscores, that solidarity is a relation established through political struggle. — Michelle I. Gawerc, Coalition-building and the forging of…, 80

Categorization

• DEFINE: Crisply distinguishes coalition (instrumental cooperation on a common goal) from solidarity (mutual recognition of shared belonging), and stresses solidarity as achieved through struggle rather than given.
• XREF: The recognition-based view of solidarity resonates with the reader’s interest in non-homogenizing bonds: solidarity here is recognition of belonging, not erasure of difference. — connects to: Solidarity among workers is constructed through shared struggle rather than pre-existing. — Donatella della Porta et al., Mobilizing Against the Odds: Solidarity…, 31; Solidarity arises in action as protests define distinct symbolic boundaries — Donatella della Porta et al., Mobilizing Against the Odds: Solidarity…, 121; Solidarity arises from how groups culturally cultivate their relation to powerlessness — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”: The work of avoiding…, 85 (+12 more)

Broader Connections

• Joint action toward material change builds solidarity that words alone cannot #corroborates (0.88) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 1085
• Solidarity must emerge from uncomfortable encounters, not shared liberal presuppositions #corroborates (0.86) — Saba Mahmood, Politics of Piety, 1311
• Authentic shared purpose produced genuine solidarity that softened attacks on minorities #exemplifies (0.80) — John Higham, Strangers in the Land, 1509
• Shared identity in crowds produces solidarity and expected mutual support. #expands (0.78) — John Drury, The role of social identity processes…, 104
• Refusing race can foster solidarity across differently racialised groups #exemplifies (0.78) — Luke de Noronha, The conviviality of the overpoliced,…, 65
• Shared memories of past suffering cement ingroup solidarity and we–they boundaries. #corroborates (0.76) — R. C. Tripathi, R. Kumar, and V. N. Tripathi, When the Advantaged Feel Victimised, 23
• Shared social identity is the causal variable predicting solidarity among disaster strangers. #qualifies (0.76) — John Drury and Evangelos Ntontis, A SOCIAL IDENTITY MODEL OF COLLECTIVE…, 26
• Resistance-based solidarity leaves common meanings unexamined and imported from outside #qualifies (0.75) — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 930
• Identity politics needs supplementing by wider solidarity-directed struggles #expands (0.74)
• Finding ways to see the human in racialized others underpins cross-racial solidarity. #exemplifies (0.74) — Amit Singh, “Carnal conviviality” and the end of…, 16
• Group solidarity can form through shared bodily practice, not shared ideas #complicates (0.74) — Nina Eliasoph, Avoiding politics, 686
• Solidarity arises from how groups culturally cultivate their relation to powerlessness #complicates (0.72) — Nina Eliasoph, “Close to home”, 85
• Participation in shared vital force grounds equality and solidarity among all persons #complicates (0.72) — Frans Dokman, Beyond Bantu Philosophy_…, 329