TY - JOUR
T1 - Political Action as a Function of Grievances, Risk, and Social Identity
T2 - An Experimental Approach
AU - Kearns, Erin M.
AU - Asal, Victor
AU - Walsh, James Igoe
AU - Federico, Christopher
AU - Lemieux, Anthony F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2020/11/1
Y1 - 2020/11/1
N2 - Why would individuals engage in or support contentious politics? This question is challenging to answer with observational data where causal factors are correlated and difficult to measure. Using a survey-embedded experiment, we focus on three situational factors: grievances, risk, and identity. We also explore how individual differences in sociopolitical orientations—social dominance orientation (SDO) and right-wing authoritarianism (RWA)—impact action. Grievances influence engagement in and support for protests. Risk influences engagement in protest, but not support for it. Regardless of condition, SDO and RWA help explain why some people engage in protest while others do not, particularly within the same context.
AB - Why would individuals engage in or support contentious politics? This question is challenging to answer with observational data where causal factors are correlated and difficult to measure. Using a survey-embedded experiment, we focus on three situational factors: grievances, risk, and identity. We also explore how individual differences in sociopolitical orientations—social dominance orientation (SDO) and right-wing authoritarianism (RWA)—impact action. Grievances influence engagement in and support for protests. Risk influences engagement in protest, but not support for it. Regardless of condition, SDO and RWA help explain why some people engage in protest while others do not, particularly within the same context.
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U2 - 10.1080/1057610X.2018.1507790
DO - 10.1080/1057610X.2018.1507790
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85055673857
SN - 1057-610X
VL - 43
SP - 941
EP - 958
JO - Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
JF - Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
IS - 11
ER -