Whistleblowing advocacy: Solidarity and fascinance

What role does difference play in relationships between partners solidarity? In this article we add to debates on difference-in-solidarity by proposing fascinance as a critical aspect of intersubjective relations solidarity networks. We build upon extant feminist and affect theory scholarship doing so. Our novel approach is informed our analysis in-depth empirical data from special case – whistleblowing advocacy groups Bracha Ettinger’s concept the matrixial borderspace. Whistleblower support factor enabling disclosures about organisational wrongdoing come light. Examining experiences workers groups, find that multi-faceted, compelling compassion while simultaneously generating ambivalence tendencies towards exclusion. Where such contrary affects are enabled co-exist, where boundaries self other begin be troubled, impetus for people work common cause enhanced. specific contribution perspective difference-in-solidarity: represents powerful connection at once elusive, affectively felt, invokes earlier interdependency infant mother. study also provides unique examination difficulties affordances can accompany work.