Issue-based micromobilization on social media: Mediated pathways linking issue involvement and self-network opinion congruity to expressive support

Nekmat, Elmie; Ismail, Ismaharif

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2019.07.008

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“…We also included the studies that the authors stated the examined collective action was digitally mediated even if it has not received worldwide attention (e.g., Besta et al, 2019;Schumann & Klein, 2015). For example, Nekmat and Ismail (2019) focused on ideologically opposing groups on social media and examined expressive support for and against the LGBTQ issue on Facebook as collective action participation. Since participants involved in a collective action that organized entirely through social media, and the authors defined it as a collective action based on micro-mobilization on social media, we included this study in the meta-analysis.…”

Section: Methods Inclusion Criteria and Literature Searchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social identification and collective action participation in the internet age: A meta-analysis

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Since the digitally-mediated large-scale protests took place all over the world, the role of social identities in collective actions has become the center of academic attention. Some scholars have claimed that interpersonal or individual reasons have become more important than collective identifications in participating digitally-mediated collective actions. To answer the question that whether social identification has lost its centrality in collective actions in the Internet age, we conducted a meta-analysis of 46 studies (N = 18,242) which examined digitally-mediated collective actions across the world reported between January 2011 and January 2020. We focused on the relationship between social identification and collective action, and the possible moderator effects of group type to be identified (emergent vs. pre-existing group), participation type (actual behavior vs. intention), and WEIRDness of the sample. The analyses showed a moderate to strong relationship between social identification and participation in digitally-mediated collective actions, while group type was the only significant moderator. Accordingly, the relationship between identification with emergent groups and collective action participation was much stronger compared to the relationship between identification with pre-existing groups and collective action participation. We discussed the theoretical implications of the results emphasized the basic dynamics of collective actions.

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Social identification and collective action participation in the internet age: A meta-analysis

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“…in the context of petitioning (Selander and Jarvenpaa, 2013) or providing expressive support for a shared cause (Nekmat and Ismail, 2019). In particular, implications in terms of further collective actions seem to be sensitive to individual perceptions about the efficacy of the actions taken (Wilkins et al, 2019;Nekmat and Ismail, 2019). Moreover, it was suggested that future studies should account for motives that relate to group enhancement and social identity in the examination of the potential spillover from online to offline engagement (Schumann and Klein, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There is preliminary evidence suggesting that socio-psychological factors play a role in governing effects of SM use on collective action, e.g. in the context of petitioning (Selander and Jarvenpaa, 2013) or providing expressive support for a shared cause (Nekmat and Ismail, 2019). In particular, implications in terms of further collective actions seem to be sensitive to individual perceptions about the efficacy of the actions taken (Wilkins et al, 2019;Nekmat and Ismail, 2019).…”

Section: Implications For Mobilisationmentioning

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From connective actions in social movements to offline collective actions: an individual level perspective

Bernroider

Harindranath

Kamel

2022

ITP

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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the role of connective action characterised by interconnection and personal communication on social media (SM) for participating in collective action in the physical world of social movements.Design/methodology/approachA research model is developed integrating different modes of connective action into the social identity model of collective action (SIMCA) to investigate pathways to participating in offline collective action (CA) from an individual perspective. Following a survey design approach, data collected from 194 respondents in the background of Egypt's social movements are examined using partial least squares (PLS) path modelling and mediation analyses.FindingsThe authors' main results reveal that interactive socialisation (IS) on SM provides an important momentum for the user to internalise (consume) and externalise (share) content online from a social learning perspective. In terms of translating these activities to participating in offline CA, the authors find support for two independent causal chains: An “instrumental” chain building on content externalisation (CE) and efficacy considerations and an “obligatory” chain based on content internalisation (CI) and collective identity.Originality/valueThe authors' results highlight the individual-level origins of offline mobilisation in social movements, which are not only grounded in social-psychology, but also develop out of interrelated connective actions supporting social learning. Prior work has mainly conceptualised the value of SM in social movements for online political communication. The authors' conceptualisation is novel in terms of integrating online and offline behaviours with social-psychological perspectives and the application with primary data in a protest movement context that heavily relied on connective actions for offline mobilisation.

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“…As people believe a certain issue to be more salient or personally relevant, they are believed to be more likely to speak out on the topic and engage in collective action. Diverse studies have suggested positive associations between issue involvement and online political participation and expression [82,83], issue-related voting [84], and protest participation [85].…”

Section: Issue Involvementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Digital Issue Movements: Political Repertoires and Drivers of Participation among Belgian Youth in the Context of ‘School Strike for Climate’

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It often remains unclear how young citizens are combining various forms of political participation, as well as why they choose some over others, especially within a single-issue movement. Moreover, little is known about how social networking sites (SNS) fit into the political repertoires of citizens. Therefore, this study explores youths’ political participation patterns in the context of the 2019 youth-led climate strikes. We rely on data from a paper and pencil survey among 498 high school students in Belgium. To identify different types of activists, the study used latent class analysis (LCA). In addition, a multinomial logistic regression was conducted to assess how identified participation types differ from each other. Four different participation repertoires regarding the climate issue were identified, each distinctive in the way they rely on different forms of political participation. In addition, membership to each of the different classes is associated with a unique set of characteristics (in terms of political efficacies, climate issue involvement, and online expression motives). The article shows how SNS make up a crucial part of youths’ issue-specific participation patterns and sheds light on the mechanisms underlying their participation choices within the climate movement.

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Issue-based micromobilization on social media: Mediated pathways linking issue involvement and self-network opinion congruity to expressive support

Cited by 12 publications

References 65 publications

Social identification and collective action participation in the internet age: A meta-analysis

Social identification and collective action participation in the internet age: A meta-analysis

From connective actions in social movements to offline collective actions: an individual level perspective

Digital Issue Movements: Political Repertoires and Drivers of Participation among Belgian Youth in the Context of ‘School Strike for Climate’

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