Explaining different orientations to the 2013 Gezi Park demonstrations in Istanbul, Turkey

Stewart, Andrew L. and Leach, Colin Wayne and Bilali, Rezarta and Çelik, Ayşe Betül and Cidam, Atilla (2019) Explaining different orientations to the 2013 Gezi Park demonstrations in Istanbul, Turkey. British Journal of Social Psychology, 58 (4). pp. 829-852. ISSN 0144-6665 (Print) 2044-8309 (Online)

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Abstract

Although a notable minority orient to real-world demonstrations by actively participating, other less involved, safer, orientations are more frequent. Thus, in the context of anti-government demonstrations in Gezi Park/Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2013, we distinguished between the orientations of participating, visiting, and watching. Study 1 (N = 359) and Study 2 (N = 327) confirmed that participating was characterized by greater experience of police violence and feelings of collective empowerment (Drury & Reicher, European Journal of Social Psychology, 35, 2005, 35) than visiting and watching the demonstrations. Expanding upon and replicating the findings from Study 1, Study 2 examined identification with protestors and left-wing ideology, along with constructs (social support, anger at the government, protestor's efficacy, endorsement of protestors) from the dynamic dual pathway model (van Zomeren et al., Personality and Social Psychology Review, 16, 2012, 180) as predictors of the three different orientations to the demonstrations. As expected, the dynamic dual pathway model predicted reported participation via endorsement of protestors, independent of identification with protestors and left-wing ideology.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: protest; collective action; anger; efficacy; violence; empowerment
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Political Science
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Conflict Analysis And Resolution
Depositing User: Ayşe Betül Çelik
Date Deposited: 13 Mar 2020 15:40
Last Modified: 18 Jul 2023 14:57
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/39705

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