"Understanding Collective Action: The Role of System Justification and Emotional Processes"
Tarih:
Konum: Room A216
Nevin Solak
Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel
"Collective action is one of the major tools of social change, and therefore of great importance for psychologists and policy-makers. A growing body of research on collective action has attempted to address the question “what are the social psychological factors that lead people to engage in collective action?” (e.g., van Zomeren & Iyer, 2009). However, in real-world settings, collective actions are rare, and even individuals who recognize that they are treated unfairly do not join them. Drawing on system justification theory (Jost, Banaji, & Nosek, 2004), in the current talk, I will flip the question by asking “what are the social psychological factors that lead people not to engage in collective action?” I will try to address this question with a particular emphasis on emotional processes, which play a pivotal role in determining individuals’ attitudes, motivations, and behaviors in socio-political contexts (Halperin, 2016; Tamir, 2015). In my talk, I will focus on the role of emotional processes in shaping the links between collective action and system justification. First, I will focus on emotional experiences. Second, I will discuss emotional preferences. Third, I will examine the role of emotion regulation. Fourth, I will investigate emotional expression. Throughout my talk, I will provide empirical evidence for my theoretical propositions and demonstrate their implications in shaping collective action in and outside the laboratory. I will end my talk by highlighting several future research directions."