Introduction to the Special Issue on Liminal Hotspots

Stenner, Paul; Greco, Monica and Motzkau, Johanna (2017). Introduction to the Special Issue on Liminal Hotspots. Theory and Psychology, 27(2) pp. 141–146.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354316687867

Abstract

This article introduces a special issue of Theory and Psychology on liminal hotspots. A liminal hotspot is an occasion during which people feel they are caught suspended in the circumstances of a transition that has become permanent. The liminal experiences of ambiguity and uncertainty that are typically at play in transitional circumstances acquire an enduring quality that can be described as a “hotspot”. Liminal hotspots are characterized by dynamics of paradox, paralysis, and polarization, but they also intensify the potential for pattern shift. The origins of the concept are described followed by an overview of the contributions to this special issue.

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• 48097
• Item Type
• Journal Item
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• 1461-7447
• Project Funding Details

• Funded Project Name	Project ID	Funding Body
  Affectivity And Liminality: Conceptualizing The Dynamics Of Suspended Transition.	SCH – SCSS	European Science Foundation
  Liminal Hotspots: theorising suspended transition	Not Set	The Open University (Santander)

• Extra Information
• This is an introduction to a special issue on the theme of Liminal Hotspots coordinated by Paul Stenner and Johanna Motzkau (OU) and by Monica Greco (Goldsmiths College).
• Keywords
• affectivity; liminality; transition
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• Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Psychology and Counselling > Psychology
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Psychology and Counselling
  Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)
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• Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC)
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  International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research (ICCCR)
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• Paul Stenner