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Mobilizing by emotions, mobilizing emotionsthe case of diethylstilbestrol victimsStudying active victims in public health scandals makes us consider the deep link between this form of collective action and the thematic of emotions. Indeed emotions constitute a reason of taking a part in collective action, and also support the creation of groups of victims. In these groups, individuals realize the extent of the injustice experienced. Emotions then increase a sense of belonging, strengthen the collective identity of the group of victims and their socialization. Emotions can finally influence mobilization. The rhetoric of these victims and their way to publicizing the cause can also integrate these emotions. The analysis is based on the study of the scandal of Diethylstilbestrol (DES) in France.