APS

2023 APS Annual Convention

Rethinking Legitimacy and Effectiveness: Understanding the Social and Psychological Impact of Violence in the Context of Social Movements

Sunday, May 28, 2023 · Washington, DC

Oral · Social

This symposium gathers psychological research on the impact of violence in the context of collective action and social movements. It features four empirical research works using experimental, national sample and longitudinal data collected in the U.S., the U.K., and Chile.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Siwar Hasan-AslihChair
    Stanford University

Presentations

  1. Protest Movements Involving Limited Violence Can Sometimes be Effective: Evidence from the 2020 Blacklivesmatter ProtestsEric Shuman
  2. Double Standards in Judging Collective ActionNils Reimer
  3. The Costs of Violence: How Police Repression of Protests Erodes State Legitimacy Siwar Hasan-Aslih
  4. Perceptions of Institutional Change and Support for Radical Actions amid the De-Escalation of a Social MovementMicaela Varela