Smith Laura G E, Thomas Emma F
University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2025 Jul;64(3):e12903. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12903.
Governments around the world fear a loss of social cohesion and a risk of harm to individuals and democratic processes that stem from politicization, polarization and radicalization. We argue that these processes of social influence provide the motivation for-but are not sufficient for-mobilization (the behaviour of engaging in collective action). To be able to collectively act, people require the capability and resources to do so, which can be developed during an activation process. We clarify the common and distinct aspects of each process so the common drivers, but unique effects, can be conceptualized and operationalized by policymakers, practitioners and researchers who wish to understand democratic resilience.
世界各国政府担心政治化、两极分化和激进化会导致社会凝聚力丧失，以及对个人和民主进程造成伤害的风险。我们认为，这些社会影响过程为动员（参与集体行动的行为）提供了动机，但并不足以促成动员。为了能够集体行动，人们需要具备这样做的能力和资源，而这些能力和资源可以在激活过程中得到培养。我们阐明了每个过程的共同和不同方面，以便那些希望理解民主韧性的政策制定者、从业者和研究人员能够对共同驱动因素但独特影响进行概念化并付诸实践。
