Sociopsychological theorizing and research on collective action (eg, social protests) has
mushroomed over the last decade, studying a wide variety of groups, contexts, and cultures …

Digital activism provides new opportunities for social movement participants and social
movement organizations (SMOs). Recent IS research has begun to touch on digital activism …

Social and ecological crises require people to act together, for instance, against climate
change or social injustice. Psychological scholarship suggests that human agency, in terms …

Social psychological research has taught us a lot about why people protest. This article
provides a theoretical and empirical overview. Discussed are grievances, efficacy …

Much attention has been paid in recent years to the emergence of" Internet activism," but
scholars and pundits disagree about whether online political activity is different in kind from …

Based on collective action theories and appraisal theories of emotion, we propose that
people are moved and positively overwhelmed by the idea that together they can make a …

Over the last decades, the concept of identity has become increasingly central in the social
psychology of protest. Collective identity, politicized collective identity, dual identity, and …

To explain the psychology behind individuals' motivation to participate in collective action
against collective disadvantage (eg, protest marches), the authors introduce a dynamic dual …

The economic crisis that started in 2008 has negatively affected European nations to
different degrees. The sudden rise in demonstrations particularly in those countries most …

In contrast to other disciplines, social psychology has been slow in responding to the
questions posed by the issue of ethnicity. The Social Psychology of Ethnic Identity, Second …