Our analysis is based on data of surveys taken at demonstrations in seven Western European countries (Belgium, England, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland) from 2009 till 2012, at a time when Europe has been experiencing widespread crisis. We focus on 61 demonstrations with a leftist orientation. A comparative analysis of these cases will enable us to address the following research questions, which are important for furthering our understanding of the interaction between critical citizens and representative democracies in times of high street mobilizations critical of the political institutions performances in time of crisis (della Porta and Mattoni 2014): Are protestors’ attitudes of trust and collective efficacy equally represented among socio-graphic features? Is the optimum mix of mistrust and collective efficacy influenced by the process of collective identity building and/or network relations? Do institutions and their performances, in time of crisis somehow shape protestor’s trust and collective efficacy?
TRUST AND EFFICACY TAKING TO THE STREETS IN TIMES OF CRISIS. VARIATION AMONG ACTIVISTS
ANDRETTA, MASSIMILIANO;
2015-01-01
Abstract
Our analysis is based on data of surveys taken at demonstrations in seven Western European countries (Belgium, England, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland) from 2009 till 2012, at a time when Europe has been experiencing widespread crisis. We focus on 61 demonstrations with a leftist orientation. A comparative analysis of these cases will enable us to address the following research questions, which are important for furthering our understanding of the interaction between critical citizens and representative democracies in times of high street mobilizations critical of the political institutions performances in time of crisis (della Porta and Mattoni 2014): Are protestors’ attitudes of trust and collective efficacy equally represented among socio-graphic features? Is the optimum mix of mistrust and collective efficacy influenced by the process of collective identity building and/or network relations? Do institutions and their performances, in time of crisis somehow shape protestor’s trust and collective efficacy?I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
