The Persuasive Power of Protest. How Protest wins Public Support
New publication by Ruud Wouters in Social Forces, titled “The Persuasive Power of Protest. How Protest wins Public Support”. Click here for article. Abstract: How do protest actions succeed in winning public support? In this paper, I theorize how features of protest can persuade citizens to support demonstrators. In particular, I argue that broadcasting an attractive collective identity by…