Collective Action and the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
The Case of the Panama Papers Protest in Iceland
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2234875 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Jon Gunnar Bernburg (0000-0001-7534-7613, University of Iceland, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2022 |
| Volumen | 38 |
| Número | 2 |
| Páginas | 304-320 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2022-03-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | European Sociological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0266-7215 • E-ISSN: 1468-2672 |
| Editorial | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/esr/jcab051 |
| OpenAlex | W3209137185 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 3 |
| Referencias citadas | 59 |
Social theory implies that a rise in the expectation that many will participate in collective action can make participation in the action widely rational, giving rise to a 'self-fulfilling prophecy'. I address this classic, yet understudied, proposition by surveying participation in a demonstration that the 'Panama Papers Leak' triggered in Iceland in 2016. The demonstration was preceded by a sudden rise of large-turnout expectations, and attracted one-fifth of an urban population, allowing me to obtain event-specific, population-representative survey measures of the focal constructs (N = 821). The findings support hypotheses about the role of large-turnout expectations in collective action. They confirm that protest support (i.e. the value placed in the goal of the collective action) both raises large-turnout expectations and moderates their effects on protest participation. In fact, large-turnout expectations were associated with participation only if individuals supported the protest. Also, the findings imply that large-protest expectations trigger interpersonal relational dynamics that further motivate participation. The study thus supports and yet qualifies the role of the self-fulfilling prophecy in collective action
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| Intervalo de citas | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 3 |