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Protest Recruitment

Protest Recruitment is a theoretical construct in political sociology that denotes the process by which individuals are mobilized and incorporated into collective protest actions through social networks, organizational outreach, or persuasive communication strategies distinguishing it from spontaneous or individually motivated political participation.

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47

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32

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2017–2026

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Publications

37

Specifying the Relationship Between Social Ties and Activism

Doug McAdam, Ronnelle Paulsen · American Journal of Sociology · 1993 · 1.2K citations

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The Dynamics of Protest Recruitment through an Online Network

Scientific Reports · 2011 · 574 citations · Full text

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The Dynamics of Protest Recruitment through an Online Network

ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania) · 1970 · 486 citations · Full text

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Sacrifice for the Cause: Group Processes, Recruitment, and Commitment in a Student Social Movement

Eric L. Hirsch · American Sociological Review · 1990 · 454 citations

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Resource Mobilization and Citizen Protest in Communities around Three Mile Island

Edward J. Walsh · Social Problems · 1981 · 397 citations

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Authors

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  1. SW
    Stefaan Walgrave

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    4 publications · 136 citations

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  2. RW
    Ruud Wouters

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    3 publications · 123 citations

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  3. EJ
    Edward J. Walsh

    Boys Town National Research Hospital, United States

    2 publications · 444 citations

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  4. PK
    Pauline Ketelaars

    University of Antwerp, Belgium

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  5. LA
    Louis A. Zürcher

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    2 publications · 341 citations

    2

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Institutions

32

  1. University of Antwerp

    Antwerp, Belgium

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    288 citations

  2. Institute of Behavioral Sciences

    Tokyo, Japan

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    341 citations

  3. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    112 citations

  4. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    341 citations

  5. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    92 citations

  6. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

    Indianapolis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  7. University of Tennessee at Knoxville

    Knoxville, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    96 citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

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Venues

  1. Social Problems

    5 publications · 489 citations

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  2. Mobilization An International Quarterly

    4 publications · 177 citations

    4

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  3. Social Forces

    SF · 3 publications · 529 citations

    3

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  4. American Journal of Sociology

    AJS · 2 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. Sociological Perspectives

    SP · 2 publications · 95 citations

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