Collective action: Towards a dual-pathway model

Predicting Protests by Disadvantaged Skilled Immigrants: A Test of an Integrated Social Identity, Relative Deprivation, Collective Efficacy (SIRDE) Model

“…Hence, they will only take part in protest actions if, through a subjective cost-benefit analysis, they come to believe that these actions are likely to be efficacious (perceived collective efficacy). This resource mobilization theory perspective (Klandermans, 1984(Klandermans, , 1997(Klandermans, , 2004 has recently been integrated with the relative deprivation-social identity perspective by authors who suggest that each represents a different pathway towards taking part in protest actions (Sturmer & Simon, 2004). Moreover, van Zomeren et al's (2008) metaanalysis supported the SIMCA prediction that identification with a disadvantaged group influences both perceived injustice and perceived collective efficacy, and all three influence involvement in collective action directly.…”

“…Group members are rational actors who know that involvement in protest actions may result in negative personal consequences for themselves and for their families, as well as possible retaliatory actions against their group by the dominant majority group (Sturmer & Simon, 2004). Hence, they will only take part in protest actions if, through a subjective cost-benefit analysis, they come to believe that these actions are likely to be efficacious (perceived collective efficacy).…”

Identity affirmation and social movement support

“…Although the motivation to support a social movement is rarely free from cost-benefit calculations revolving around more tangible interests of the individual and his or her group (Klandermans, 1997), recent research also indicates that collective identification possesses a unique mobilizing power over and above such calculative considerations (Simon, 2004;Stürmer & Simon, 2004). In a first attempt to uncover the psychological process underlying the mobilizing power of collective identification, Stürmer, Simon, Loewy and Jörger (2003) predicted and found that a sense of inner obligation to…”

“…Accordingly, social psychological research has uncovered the facilitative role of collective identification in mobilization for political action in various social movement contexts, including the women's movement, the older people's movement, the gay movement, the fat acceptance movement, the farmers' movement and right-wing political movements (e.g. De Weerd & Klandermans, 1999;Kelly & Breinlinger, 1996;Simon et al, 1998; for reviews, see Simon, 2004;Stürmer & Simon, 2004;Wright, 2001).…”

“…Accordingly, social psychological research has uncovered the facilitative role of collective identification in mobilization for political action in various social movement contexts, including the women's movement, the older people's movement, the gay movement, the fat acceptance movement, the farmers' movement and right-wing political movements (e.g. De Weerd & Klandermans, 1999;Kelly & Breinlinger, 1996;Simon et al, 1998; for reviews, see Simon, 2004;Stürmer & Simon, 2004;Wright, 2001).Although the motivation to support a social movement is rarely free from cost-benefit calculations revolving around more tangible interests of the individual and his or her group (Klandermans, 1997), recent research also indicates that collective identification possesses a unique mobilizing power over and above such calculative considerations (Simon, 2004;Stürmer & Simon, 2004). In a first attempt to uncover the psychological process underlying the mobilizing power of collective identification, Stürmer, Simon, Loewy and Jörger (2003) predicted and found that a sense of inner obligation to…”