Introduction to the Social and Psychological Dynamics of Collective Action

By Martijn van Zomeren, A. Iyer. 2009

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Subfields: Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Building a Tower of Babel? Integrating Core Motivations and Features of Social Structure into the Political Psychology of Political Action (2016, background): “…meta-theory assumes individuals to be careful calculators of individual self-interest (Green & Shapiro, 1994; Olson, 1967; Riker & Ordeshook, 1968) or to be group members who try to achieve group goals through collective effort (Van Zomeren, 2014; Van Zomeren & Iyer, 2009; Wright et al., 1990).”
Can moral convictions motivate the advantaged to challenge social inequality? (2011, background): “…the possibility that advantaged group members may engage in collective action, as long as these individuals perceive themselves to be a representative of a particular group, and perceive collective action as aimed at improving that group’s conditions (Iyer & Ryan, 2009; Van Zomeren & Iyer, 2009).”
#MeToo as Connective Action: A Study of the Anti-Sexual Violence and Anti-Sexual Harassment Campaign on Chinese Social Media in 2018 (2020, background): “Emotion is an important aspect of connective actions, as it sparks the motivation to participate in such action (Van Zomeren and Iyer 2009).”
Experimental evidence for a dual pathway model analysis of coping with the climate crisis (2010, background): “Collective action is aimed at promoting collective interests, even if it is pursued by individuals (Van Zomeren & Iyer, 2009; Wright, Taylor, & Moghaddam, 1990).”
Understanding the power of the picture: the effect of image content on emotional and political responses to terrorism (2014, unknown): “…Dweck, & Gross, 2011; Reifen-Tagar, Federico, & Halperin, 2011; Sabucedo, Duran, Alzate, & Rodriguez, 2011); participation in collective action and social movements (see Goodwin, Jasper, & Polletta, 2001; van Zomeren & Iyer, 2009); and support for government programs (e.g., Iyer et al., 2003).”
The biographical consequences of protest and activism: a systematic review and a new typology (2017, unknown): “…has aimed to explain motives to engage in activism or predictors of activism (e.g. Becker, Tausch, & Wagner, 2011; Giugni, 1998, 2008; Klandermans, 1997; Louis, 2009; Simon et al., 1998; Thomas, Mavor, & McGarty, 2012; van Zomeren & Iyer, 2009; van Zomeren, Postmes, & Spears, 2008; Wright, 2009).”
Social identities facilitate and encapsulate action-relevant constructs (2012, background): “The findings here also have interesting implications for the recent points of divergence in the collective action literature regarding the direct versus indirect effect of emotion on commitment to action (see commentaries by van Zomeren & Iyer, 2009; Wright, 2009).”
Collective Action—and Then What? (2009, methodology): “The model is described elsewhere in the special issue (van Zomeren & Iyer, 2009) and the literature (e.g., Bettencourt, Dorr, Charlton, & Hume, 2001; Tajfel & Turner, 1979; Turner et al., 1987).”
The Greta Thunberg Effect: Familiarity with Greta Thunberg predicts intentions to engage in climate activism in the United States (2021, background): “…of injustice, collective efficacy, affect, and social identification as factors that predict collective action intentions (Becker & Tausch, 2015; van Zomeren & Iyer, 2009), our findings suggest that exposure to inspirational young public figures like Greta Thunberg is associated with stronger…”
Four Core Social‐Psychological Motivations to Undertake Collective Action (2013, background): “Importantly, a slight widening of this © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd definition (to improve their or another group’s condition) further accommodates that advantaged group members can undertake collective action on behalf of the disadvantaged (van Zomeren & Iyer, 2009; Wright, 2009).”