Critical Mass, Social Networks and Collective Action: Exploring Student Political Worlds
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: This article explores the role of ‘critical mass’ and social networks in the generation of collective action. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative (social network) data, the article argues that both are pivotal in the process whereby collective action takes shape. The empirical focus of the article is student politics but it is argued that the mechanisms and dynamics identified have a much wider domain of application.
Source: Sociology
Authors: Nick Crossley, Joseph Ibrahim
Institutions: University of Manchester, Sheffield Hallam University
Language: English
Topic: Social Media and Politics
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Leverhulme Trust
OpenAlex ID: W1967571968