Solidarity with those who hit the streets: Public opinion and support for protesters’ self-defence actions when the right to protest is restricted

Saavedra, Patricio; Drury, John

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“…It is fair to argue that these two gaps in the literature, decontextualization and agency of activists , are interdependent in many ways. It is already known that what is normative and what is non‐normative is not something static or universal; it is culturally constructed (Drury et al., 2012; Saavedra, 2020; Saavedra & Drury, 2019b). Moreover, views on which acts count as ‘violence’ and which do not also vary over time, contexts and groups (González et al., 2021; Saavedra & Drury, 2019a; Stott et al., 2018; Teixeira et al., 2020).…”

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“…Hence, we excluded papers that centred on political armed violence between paramilitary groups and states, as well as terrorist suicide attacks. Studies that exclusively focused on third‐party support or public reactions to non‐normative collective action (e.g., Saavedra & Drury, 2019a, 2019b; Ünal et al., 2022) were removed. Similarly, studies that focused on non‐activists' support or sympathy for collective action were also excluded (e.g., Gerber et al., 2018; Saab et al., 2016, Study 2; Selvanathan & Leidner, 2020; Simon et al., 2013).…”

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Beyond normative and non‐normative: A systematic review on predictors of confrontational collective action

Uysal,

Saavedra,

Drury

2024

British J Social Psychol

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This paper critically examines the normative versus non‐normative distinction commonly used in collective action research. To explore the similarities and differences between antecedents of normative versus non‐normative actions, we conducted a systematic review on diverse predictors of non‐normative, radical and violent collective actions. We examined 37 social and political psychology studies published after 2010 and identified five recurring themes: identity, efficacy, injustice, emotions and norms. Findings exhibited significant overlaps with those predictors associated with normative collective action. Thus, a reconceptualization is needed to undermine the rigid boundaries between these action types, highlighting the intricate interplay of factors that transcend the conventional binary. Aiming to avoid conceptual ambiguity and challenge the perspective that associating particular collective actions with unwarranted violence using social norms as fixed and a priori, we propose the term ‘confrontational collective action’ to separate out form of action from societal approval. Through this reconceptualization, we discussed the main limitations in the literature, focusing on how studies approach normativity and efficacy and addressing the issue of decontextualization in the literature. This paper calls for a contextually informed understanding of confrontational collective action that recognizes what is seen as ‘normative’ can change over time through intra‐ and intergroup interactions.

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Beyond normative and non‐normative: A systematic review on predictors of confrontational collective action

Uysal,

Saavedra,

Drury

2024

British J Social Psychol

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“…It is fair to argue that these two gaps in the literature, decontextualization and agency of activists, are interdependent in many ways. It is already known that what is normative and what is non-normative is not something static or universal; it is culturally constructed (Drury et al, 2012;Saavedra, 2020;Saavedra & Drury, 2019b). Moreover, views on which acts count as 'violence' and which do not also vary over time, contexts and groups (González et al, 2021;Saavedra & Drury, 2019a;Stott et al, 2018;Teixeira et al, 2020).…”

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Beyond normative and non-normative: A systematic review on predictors of confrontational collective action

Uysal,

Saavedra,

Drury

2023

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This paper critically examines the normative vs. non-normative distinction commonly used in collective action research. To explore the similarities as well as the differences between antecedents of normative vs. non-normative actions, we conducted a systematic review on diverse predictors of non-normative, radical, and violent actions. We examined 37 social and political psychology studies published after 2010 and identified five recurring themes: identity, efficacy, injustice, emotions, and norms. Findings exhibited significant overlaps with those associated with normative collective action. Thus, a reconceptualization is needed to undermine the rigid boundaries between these action types, highlighting the intricate interplay of factors that transcend the conventional binary dichotomy. Aiming to avoid conceptual ambiguity and challenge the perspective that associating particular collective actions with unwarranted violence using social norms as fixed and a priori, we propose the term “confrontational collective action” to reconceptualize the normative vs. non-normative categorization. Through this reconceptualization, we discussed the main limitations in the literature, focusing on how studies approach normativity and efficacy, and addressing the issue of decontextualization in the literature. This paper calls for a contextually informed understanding of confrontational collective action that recognizes what is seen as ‘normative’ can change over time through intra- and intergroup interactions.

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“…The trajectory of protests is highly impacted from public opinion's legitimizations of protests. Moreover, public opinion has influence on the non-participants' thoughts on what is normative and non-normative during protests and their support to action (Saavedra & Drury, 2019). In that sense, the moral obligation of non-activists on supporting the action may affect the fate of protests.…”

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‘To participate or not participate, that’s the question’: The role of moral obligation and different risk perceptions on collective action

Uysal

Acar

Cameselle

et al. 2022

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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The current research investigates whether moral obligation and perceived close vs. distant risks of high vs. moderate risk collective actions are associated with willingness to participate in collective action in the case of Turkey. Two studies were conducted: one with re-placed university students after the July 15, 2016 coup d'état attempt (high-risk context; N₁ = 258) and one with climate strikes (moderate risk context; N₂ = 162). The findings showed that moral obligation predicts collective action in both studies, however, the strength of this relationship is contingent on the level of subjective likelihood of protest risk in the high-risk collective action (Study 1), but not in the moderate-risk collective action (Study 2). Study 2 extended the findings of Study 1 by showing that higher perceived climate crisis risks (e.g., extinction of many species, destroying the vast majority of vital resources; distant risk), but not risks of protest (e.g., being arrested, blacklisted; close risk) predicts higher willingness to participate in collective action. We discussed the role of moral obligation and different risk perceptions (e.g., distant, close, moderate, high) on climate movements and collective action of marginalized groups in repressive political contexts.

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Solidarity with those who hit the streets: Public opinion and support for protesters’ self-defence actions when the right to protest is restricted

Cited by 8 publications

References 37 publications

Beyond normative and non‐normative: A systematic review on predictors of confrontational collective action

Beyond normative and non‐normative: A systematic review on predictors of confrontational collective action

Beyond normative and non-normative: A systematic review on predictors of confrontational collective action

‘To participate or not participate, that’s the question’: The role of moral obligation and different risk perceptions on collective action

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