1. International support for the Arab uprisings: Understanding sympathetic collective action using theories of social dominance and social identity
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Joseph Sweetman, Antonio Aiello, Li Liu, Andrew L. Stewart, Rob Foels, Jacquelien van Stekelenburg, Rim Saab, Benjamin Giguère, Xenia Chryssochoou, Laurent Licata, Davide Morselli, Véronique Eicher, Aleksandra Cichocka, Francesca Prati, Atilla Cidam, Felicia Pratto, Fouad Bou Zeineddine, Stewart, Andrew L, Pratto, Felicia, Bou Zeineddine, Fouad, Sweetman, Joseph, Eicher, Véronique, Licata, Laurent, Morselli, Davide, Saab, Rim, Aiello, Antonio, Chryssochoou, Xenia, Cichocka, Aleksandra, Cidam, Atilla, Foels, Rob, Giguère, Benjamin, Liu, Li, Prati, Francesca, and van Stekelenburg, Jacquelien
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Cultural Studies ,collective action ,Psychologie sociale ,Sociology and Political Science ,Social Psychology ,social dominance ,media_common.quotation_subject ,BF ,050109 social psychology ,Collective action ,050105 experimental psychology ,Arab spring ,Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) ,Collective identity ,0501 psychology and cognitive sciences ,Sociology ,Social identity theory ,identity ,media_common ,Communication ,05 social sciences ,Social change ,ideology ,social change ,Cultural Studie ,Social dominance theory ,16. Peace & justice ,Solidarity ,Sympathy ,Social psychology ,Social dominance orientation - Abstract
Inspired by the popular Arab protests against oppressive regimes that began in 2010,people around the world protested in sympathy with the Arab peoples. The present research draws on two major theories of intergroup relations to develop an initial integrative model of sympathetic collective action. We incorporate social dominance theory’s (SDT) concept of (rejectionist) legitimizing myths with the solidarity and emotional mediation concept of the social identity model of collective action (SIMCA) to understand motivations for sympathetic collective action among bystanders. Using data from 12 nations (N=1480), we tested three models: (a) SIMCA (i.e. solidarity, anger, and efficacy), (b) a social dominance theory model of collective action (i.e. social dominance orientation and ideologies concerning Arab competence), and (c) an integrated model of sympathetic collective action combining both theories. Results find the greatest support for an integrated model of collective action. Discussion focuses on theoretical pluralism and suggestions for future research., SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
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- 2015