Who dissents? Self-efficacy and opposition action after state-sponsored election violence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3916928 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lauren E Young (0000-0002-7695-7437, Department of Political Science, University of California, Davis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 62-76 |
| Publication date | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Peace Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022343319886000 |
| OpenAlex | W2998066227 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 61 |
Reactions to acts of state-sponsored election violence and other forms of repression vary greatly across individuals. This article develops a theory that the psychological characteristic of self-efficacy moderates opposition supporters' reactions to state-sponsored election violence. I use data from an original survey and in-depth qualitative interviews with opposition supporters in Zimbabwe to illustrate and test this theory. Self-efficacy is a strong predictor of intention to take action in support of the opposition after episodes of state-sponsored election violence and is related to the emotional reactions that opposition supporters have after violent events. Specifically, people who are higher in self-efficacy report that they would feel more anger relative to fear after episodes of state-sponsored election violence. The relationship between self-efficacy and persistence in pro-opposition action after violence is similar in magnitude to variables that the existing literature argues are the most important predictors of dissent in repressive environments, including strength of identification with the opposition and gender. These results provide empirical support for the assumption in many collective action theories that psychological characteristics create variation in dissent in repressive environments. Understanding how individual psychological differences can shape reactions to coercive violence may help explain why forms of repression like state-sponsored election violence have such unpredictable effects on subsequent pro-opposition mobilization
Anger · Criminology · Dissent · Opposition (politics) · Political science · Politics · Gender Politics and Representation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 39 |
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| Citations per year | 6,5 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 39 |