Mixing With the Crowd
How Mobilization Affects Diversity in Demonstrations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6209941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joost De Moor (0000-0002-0413-9590, † Joost de Moor is assistant professor in political science at the Center for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE) of Sciences Po Paris. Ruud Wouters is postdoctoral researcher at the Media, Movements and Politics (M2P) research center of the University of Antwerp., corresponding author), Ruud Wouters (0000-0002-7692-1215, † Joost de Moor is assistant professor in political science at the Center for European Studies and Comparative Politics (CEE) of Sciences Po Paris. Ruud Wouters is postdoctoral researcher at the Media, Movements and Politics (M2P) research center of the University of Antwerp.) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 257-375 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mobilization An International Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1086-671X • E-ISSN: 1938-1514 |
| Publisher | Mobilization Journal (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17813/1086-671x-27-3-257 |
| OpenAlex | W4296715327 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The internal diversity of demonstrations speaks to fundamental debates about voice and equality, solidarity, social capital, and social movement success—yet is rarely empirically investigated. We study how mobilization distinguishes between internally diverse and homogenous demonstrations in terms of education and class. We use unique protest survey data from 16,134 participants in 76 demonstrations in nine European countries. We find that mobilization processes explain variation in internal diversity for education but hardly for class. Whereas informal mobilization decreases internal diversity, organizations’ involvement increases diversity. Diversity is also negatively affected by the presence of transmitters—protesters who are both asked to participate and who ask others. This homogenizing impact of transmitters is more pronounced in demonstrations more strongly dominated by informal mobilization processes. Our findings support recent arguments against the association between informal mobilization and demonstration diversity and stress the enduring relevance of formal organizing
Mobilization · Political economy · Political science · Social capital · Social movement · Sociology · Solidarity · Law · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Capital and Networks · Social Media and Politics · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |