Distinguishing sympathisers, philanthropists, rusted on activists and radicals: Using person‐centred analyses in collective action research
EF Thomas, L Yip… - Social and Personality …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many of our theories and models within social psychology implicitly refer to 'types' or
subgroups of people who engage in collective action (activists, protestors), or do not …
subgroups of people who engage in collective action (activists, protestors), or do not …
A theoretical framework for polarization as the gradual fragmentation of a divided society
We propose a framework integrating insights from computational social science, political,
and social psychology to explain how extreme polarization can occur in deeply divided …
and social psychology to explain how extreme polarization can occur in deeply divided …
Protest now: A systems view of 21st century movements
CW Leach, ST Ferguson… - Group Processes & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The 21st century has seen unprecedented levels of mass protest all over the world. Protest
is a dynamic interplay of actions over time, across levels of society (eg, individual …
is a dynamic interplay of actions over time, across levels of society (eg, individual …
Why Chile “woke up.” Antecedents of the formation of prochange group consciousness promoting collective action
S Hechler, M Chayinska, CS Wekenborg… - Political …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In October 2019, student protests in Chile quickly expanded into a mobilization of more than
three million citizens, who protested for nearly a year and successfully brought about …
three million citizens, who protested for nearly a year and successfully brought about …
[HTML][HTML] Digital traces of offline mobilization.
Since 2009, there has been an increase in global protests and related online activity. Yet, it
is unclear how and why online activity is related to the mobilization of offline collective …
is unclear how and why online activity is related to the mobilization of offline collective …
Do conspiracy beliefs fuel support for reactionary social movements? Effects of misbeliefs on actions to oppose lockdown and to “stop the steal”
Pundits have speculated that the spread of conspiracies and misinformation (termed
“misbeliefs”) is leading to a resurgence of right‐wing, reactionary movements. However, the …
“misbeliefs”) is leading to a resurgence of right‐wing, reactionary movements. However, the …
Motivations to engage in collective action: A latent profile analysis of refugee supporters
What motivates people to participate in collective action? Some actions such as symbolic or
online actions are often critiqued as performative allyship, motivated by personal gain rather …
online actions are often critiqued as performative allyship, motivated by personal gain rather …
Protesting for stability or change? Definitional and conceptual issues in the study of reactionary, conservative, and progressive collective actions
Over the last quarter of a century, social psychological research on collective action has
grown exponentially and progressed through four distinct phases. While the first phase …
grown exponentially and progressed through four distinct phases. While the first phase …
Introducing the Collective Action Recursive Empowerment (CARE) Model: How small‐scale protests led to large‐scale collective action in Armenia's velvet revolution
The current study examined the motivations and outcomes of the Armenian Velvet
Revolution through the voice of 18 protesters with qualitative interviews, exploring their …
Revolution through the voice of 18 protesters with qualitative interviews, exploring their …
Perceived barriers to climate change activism behaviors in the United States among individuals highly concerned about climate change
C Latkin, L Dayton, H Bonneau, A Bhaktaram… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background There is a tremendous gap between the proportion of the population
expressing concern about climate change and those engaged in climate change activism …
expressing concern about climate change and those engaged in climate change activism …