The Gezi Movement Under a Connective Action Framework: Enhancing New Forms of Citizenship via Social Media

Chrona, Stavroula; Bee, Cristiano

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-51853-4_9

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“…It is also fair to recognize the role of social media in the emergence of a new identity, specifically, the Gezi Park protestor identity. One of the key features of the Gezi Park protests is that they were mostly mobilized through social media (Chrona & Bee, 2017; KONDA, 2014; Odağ et al, 2016). Collective actions boosted by social media, such as the Arab Spring and the Gezi Park protests, started an important debate within and between disciplines such as communication, political science, and social psychology.…”

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Formation of an emergent protestor identity: Applying the EMSICA to the Gezi Park protests

Uysal

Akfırat

2021

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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Recent research on collective action indicates the importance of dynamic and culturally diverse perspectives. One of these models, the encapsulated model of social identity in collective action (EMSICA), claims that perceived injustice and group efficacy shape the emergence of novel forms of identity during protests. An emergent social identity is a strong predictor of collective action participation, as recent studies have demonstrated. In this study we aim to test the tenets of the EMSICA in a non-WEIRD context, the Gezi Park protests in Turkey. We conducted a retrospective survey study with 345 activists who participated in the Gezi Park protests. Findings showed that increased perception of injustice of the government’s totalitarian policies, the decision to demolish Gezi Park, police brutality, as well as group efficacy beliefs predicted the Gezi Park protestor identity. Moreover, the emergent Gezi Park protestor identity directly predicted participation in the protests. Our findings highlight that the EMSICA has important predictive power in a non-WEIRD context, the Gezi Park protests, and showed that perceived injustices and group efficacy became facilitators of the emergence of an overarching protestor identity. We believe that the core drivers of collective action should be understood and tested as context-sensitive, and we should extend our understanding about core motivations from global categories to contextual outcomes of intergroup encounters. In conclusion, we hope this study pave the way for understanding dynamics of collective action participation in repressive contexts, demonstrating how injustices such as totalitarian policies and police brutality along with group efficacy become facilitators of the emergence of an overarching protestor identity.

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Formation of an emergent protestor identity: Applying the EMSICA to the Gezi Park protests

Uysal

Akfırat

2021

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

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“…Digital activity facilitates a range of protest behaviors, which include physical, logistical, and emotional support for in-person protestors (Chrona & Bee, 2017; Tufekci, 2017). However, despite the acknowledged importance of food and medical supplies, protest libraries, solidarity, and emotional support, protestors themselves often have a hierarchy of action in which this support is seen as less important than in-person protest (Kavada, 2015).…”

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“…In connective action which relates to political and economic factors participants need tangible support. The food banks, free meals, donation pages, and links to side hustles, are a continuation of the food pantries, medicine, and libraries in the Occupy and Egypt protests (Chrona & Bee, 2017; Tufekci, 2017). Given the power imbalance which spurs these movements, this support not only alleviates the physical needs of those affected, it offers a practical means of redress, even if on a small scale.…”

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Connecting During a Government Shutdown: Networked Care and the Temporal Aspects of Social Media Activism

Cronin

Mao

Menchen-Trevino

2022

Social Media + Society

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Social media activism is often valued for its role in mobilizing physical protests, effecting social change, and raising awareness. We propose that networked care is another valuable aspect of online social movements, and that definitions of connective action should be expanded to include it. In addition, we show that when activism occurs in a response to a social crisis, it follows a temporal framework which aligns with existing social crisis schemata. This is explored through analyzing #ShutdownStories movement that sprang up on Twitter in response to the 2018–2019 government shutdown. We take a multi-methods approach, combining text mining approaches with manual content analysis, and using established social support frameworks to show how networked care manifests within digital activism. Through this we broaden and diversify what is considered political action worthy of study within the field of communication.

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The Gezi Movement Under a Connective Action Framework: Enhancing New Forms of Citizenship via Social Media

Cited by 2 publications

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Formation of an emergent protestor identity: Applying the EMSICA to the Gezi Park protests

Formation of an emergent protestor identity: Applying the EMSICA to the Gezi Park protests

Connecting During a Government Shutdown: Networked Care and the Temporal Aspects of Social Media Activism

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