The social psychology of protest

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Abstract

Social psychological research has taught us a lot about why people protest. This article provides a theoretical and empirical overview. Discussed are grievances, efficacy, identification, emotions and social embeddedness, followed by the most recent approaches, which combine these concepts into dual pathway models. Finally, two future directions are discussed: (1) to shed light on the paradox of persistent participation, and (2) to clarify how perceptions of sociopolitical context affects protest participation. © The Author(s) 2013.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)886-905
Number of pages20
JournalCurrent Sociology
Volume61
Issue number5-6
Early online date15 Mar 2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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