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A dynamic model of engagement in normative and non-normative collective action: Psychological antecedents, consequences, and barriers

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: This review addresses three recent developments in the collective action literature. First, we demonstrate that normative and non-normative collective action participation can be predicted by different psychological variables. Second, we show that collective action participation has emotional and identity-related consequences for activists that shape their motivation to engage in future action. Third, we illustrate that members of disadvantaged groups are faced with two dilemmas—the dilemma of alternative ways of identity management and the dilemma of affective loyalties towards the outgroup—both of which present barriers to social change by undermining protest intentions. In the final part of the review, we outline an integrative framework that maps out the dynamic processes between antecedents of, barriers to and outcomes of collective action participation and highlight a number of directions for future research.

Source: European Review of Social Psychology

DOI: 10.1080/10463283.2015.1094265

Authors: Julia C. Becker, Nicole Tausch

Institutions: Osnabrück University, University of St Andrews

Language: English

Topic: Social and Intergroup Psychology

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: Cardiff University, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Economic and Social Research Council