Social Identification in Collective Climate Activism: Predicting Participation in the Environmental Movement, Extinction Rebellion

Furlong, Caitlin; Vignoles, Vivian L.

doi:10.1080/15283488.2020.1856664

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“…Consistent with the heterogeneity identified by the DIME model (Louis et al, 2020, 2021), it may be that, especially for very entrenched, long‐standing forms of inequality, action that is not seen to effect meaningful change can lead some to disengage. In the context of climate action, the global emergence of more disruptive direct‐action groups (e.g., Extinction Rebellion; Furlong & Vignoles, 2021) may be partially explained by the perceived failures of conventional, mainstream political processes.…”

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MOBILISE: A Higher‐Order Integration of Collective Action Research to Address Global Challenges

Thomas

Duncan

McGarty

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Political Psychology

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The past decade has witnessed rapid growth in popular protest, alongside an upsurge in research on collective action. The proliferation of research has been both productive and fragmenting: We have an excellent understanding of the many factors that shape participation in collective action, but we lack a framework that explains how these factors fit together. The Model of Belonging, Individual differences, Life experience and Interaction Sustaining Engagement (MOBILISE) addresses this gap to explain when, why, how, and for whom, collective action manifests. MOBILISE suggests that participation in collective action is shaped by individual differences (micro) and life experiences which, separately and in combination, lead to the formation of a group consciousness (meso) via the collectivization of grievance. Group consciousness is, in turn, the proximal predictor of collective action. Collective action itself has outcomes for people (dis/empowerment) and societies. These micro and meso processes occur in the context of macro societal factors relating to the cultural, political, and economic environment. MOBILISE highlights the transformational role of interaction in explaining the global reach and rapidity with which popular movements can form.

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MOBILISE: A Higher‐Order Integration of Collective Action Research to Address Global Challenges

Thomas

Duncan

McGarty

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Political Psychology

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“…What is noticeable about the climate movement, is that several groups use non-violent civil disobedience as a method of protest (Martiskainen et al, 2020;Thackeray et al, 2020;Furlong and Vignoles, 2021). Civil disobedience can be defined as "the public, intentional, political act in violation of the law, with the purpose of bringing about a change in law or policy" (Rawls, 1971;Chenoweth and Cunningham, 2013).…”

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Unfairness in Society and Over Time: Understanding Possible Radicalization of People Protesting on Matters of Climate Change

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Graaf³

2022

Front. Psychol.

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In this manuscript, we introduce a theoretical model of climate radicalization that integrates social psychological theories of perceived unfairness with historical insights on radicalization to contribute to the knowledge of individuals’ processes of radicalization and non-radicalization in relation to climate change. We define climate radicalization as a process of growing willingness to pursue and/or support radical changes in society that are in conflict with or could pose a threat to the status quo or democratic legal order to reach climate goals. We describe how perceptions of unfairness can play a pivotal role in processes of climate change related radicalization. Without taking any position or judgment regarding climate concerns and associated actions, we suggest that although these behaviors drive many people to participate in peaceful climate protest, they may also lead others to radicalize into breaking the law to achieve their climate goals, possibly in violent ways. This process of climate radicalization, we argue, can be driven by people perceiving certain situations to be blatantly unfair. Specifically, we discuss how radical attitudes and behaviors can be products of perceived unfairness stemming from the past, the future, the immediate social environments of perceivers, as well as those that are spatially distant from them. We further argue that because radicalization processes are shaped by an interaction between individuals and movements, on the one hand, and societal actors and developments, on the other, they tend to develop in non-linear and dynamic ways. We therefore propose that climate radicalization is a (1) dynamic, contingent, and non-linear process, often of an escalating (and sometimes de-escalating) kind, (2) that develops over time, (3) through various interactions between individuals and their contexts, and (4) in which people and groups move back and forth from peaceful protest, through disobedient and unlawful methods, to violent actions. Implications, strengths, and limitations of our model are discussed.

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“…Unlike outrage, the expectancy threshold for hope to develop is low—a mere perceived possibility of success (Bury et al, 2020). As such, hoping for change in the future is not incompatible with setbacks and failure, ostensibly promoting sustained action over time (but see also (Furlong & Vignoles, 2021; van Zomeren et al, 2019). Thus, both outrage and hope should be implicated in trajectories that have a higher initial intercept but outrage may be associated with a negative slope (indicating declining engagement), whereas hope should be associated with a flat or positive slope (indicating sustained or increasing commitment, respectively).…”

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It’s About Time! Identifying and Explaining Unique Trajectories of Solidarity-Based Collective Action to Support People in Developing Countries

Thomas

McGarty

Louis

et al. 2021

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

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Social change occurs over years and decades, yet we know little about how people sustain, increase or diminish their actions over time, and why they do so. This article examines diverging trajectories of solidarity-based collective action to support people in developing nations more than 5 years. We suggest that sustained, diminished, and/or increased action over time will be predicted by identification as a supporter, group efficacy beliefs, and discrete emotions about disadvantage. Latent Growth Mixture Models ( N = 483) revealed two trajectories with unique signatures: an activist supporter trajectory with a higher intercept and weakly declining action; and a benevolent supporter trajectory with a lower intercept but weakly increasing action. The activist trajectory was predicted by social identification, outrage, and hope, whereas the benevolent supporter trajectory was predicted by sympathy. The results highlight the role of combinations of emotions and the need for person-centered longitudinal methods in collective action research.

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Social Identification in Collective Climate Activism: Predicting Participation in the Environmental Movement, Extinction Rebellion

Abstract: Article (Accepted Version) http://sro.sussex.ac.uk Furlong, Caitlin and Vignoles, Vivian L (2020) Social identification in collective climate activism: predicting participation in the environmental movement, extinction rebellion. Identity.

Cited by 39 publications

References 59 publications

MOBILISE: A Higher‐Order Integration of Collective Action Research to Address Global Challenges

MOBILISE: A Higher‐Order Integration of Collective Action Research to Address Global Challenges

Unfairness in Society and Over Time: Understanding Possible Radicalization of People Protesting on Matters of Climate Change

It’s About Time! Identifying and Explaining Unique Trajectories of Solidarity-Based Collective Action to Support People in Developing Countries

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