Ayanian, Arin, Adra, Aya, Bou Zeineddine, Fouad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5386-0579, Saab, Rim, Vollhardt, Johanna Ray and Tausch, Nicole (2025) Collective action under repressive conditions: integration of individual, group, and structural level research, recommendations, and reflections. Social Issues and Policy Review, 19 (1):e70000. ISSN 1751-2395 (Print), 1751-2409 (Online) (doi:10.1111/sipr.70000)

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Abstract

Social scientific research from different traditions on collective action under repressive conditions is fragmented across different levels of analysis. The current paper takes a first step toward remedying this fragmentation by reviewing research findings on repression and collective action and organizing them into a multilevel framework. We describe the impact of repression on antecedents of collective action at the (a) individual level (including grievances, emotions, efficacy beliefs, politicized identity, and individual differences), (b) group level (including community cohesion and norms), and (c) structural level (including political opportunities and socioecological conditions). We then present an integrative summary reflecting on the broad patterns we observed in the literature. We conclude with policy implications of this work, suggesting recommendations for activists to overcome repression, for authorities to foster pluralist political participation while maintaining stability, and for researchers to further advance knowledge on repression and collective action.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Open access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	collective action, counter-repression, multilevel analysis, repression, resistance
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Inequalities Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	24 Nov 2025 16:10
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/51741

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