Where did the Indignados go? How movement sociality can influence action orientation and ongoing activism after the hype

This article focuses on the Indignado protesters in the city of Valladolid (Spain) as a case study, drawing on retrospective qualitative interview research six years after the ‘hype’. Our analysis explores how forms of interaction and participation during the events could have had an important influence not only on the motives of the participants’ political engagement, but also the long-term durability of such engagement. The findings offer insights on the different forms of sociality present in the various types of activism and how these contribute to forming diverse understandings of collective action. Consequently, activists show tendencies for diverse forms of long-term engagement that appear to follow patterns that align with their experienced type of sociality and how it is remembered.