`titrebSummary`/titrebIt is customary to claim that the integrative efficiency of mass gatherings is the result of the emotions felt by the participants. “Shivering” is supposed to unite consciences or even to be the crucible of civic engagement. These are the arguments of commentators who observe students demonstration with tenderness. The article tries to qualify this argument by questioning the idea according to which street demonstrations, given their collective nature, promote socialization.