When Are Social Protests Effective?

Autor: Shuman E; Department of Psychology, New York University, New York City, NY, USA; Negotiation Organization and Markets, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Digital Data and Design Institute, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: ems718@nyu.edu., Goldenberg A; Negotiation Organization and Markets, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Digital Data and Design Institute, Boston, MA, USA., Saguy T; Department of Psychology, Reichman University (IDC, Herzliya), Herzliya, Israel., Halperin E; Department of Psychology, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel., van Zomeren M; Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Trends in cognitive sciences [Trends Cogn Sci] 2024 Mar; Vol. 28 (3), pp. 252-263. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 31.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2023.10.003
Abstrakt: Around the world, people engage in social protests aimed at addressing major societal problems. Certain protests have led to significant progress, yet other protests have resulted in little demonstrable change. We introduce a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of social protest made up of three components: (i) what types of action are being considered; (ii) what target audience is being affected; and (iii) what outcomes are being evaluated? We then review relevant research to suggest how the framework can help synthesize conflicting findings in the literature. This synthesis points to two key conclusions: that nonviolent protests are effective at mobilizing sympathizers to support the cause, whereas more disruptive protests can motivate support for policy change among resistant individuals.
Competing Interests: Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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