Collective Action: Predictors and Models

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Abstract

The article analyzes Western studies of collective action and focuses on social identity, group efficiency, relative deprivation and related group emotions as the main predictors of collective action. The paper also describes the models of collective action and defines the possible directions for future investigation.

General Information

Keywords: collective action, social identity, relative deprivation, group efficiency, group emotions

Journal rubric: Theoretical Research

For citation: Agadullina E.R. Collective Action: Predictors and Models. Sotsial'naya psikhologiya i obshchestvo = Social Psychology and Society, 2013. Vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 42–51. (In Russ., аbstr. in Engl.)

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Information About the Authors

Elena R. Agadullina, PhD in Psychology, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1505-1412, e-mail: eagadullina@hse.ru

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