Social Motives and Perceptions of Societal Change Kashima, E. (La Trobe University), Fiske, S. (Princeton University) Across the world, people have beliefs about their society and how it is changing rapidly today. These perceptions may be linked with their fears and needs, including social isolation, a lack of interpersonal trust and sense of control with […]

Climate Change Mitigation as a Collective Action Problem in Complex Social-Ecological Systems Kashima, Y. (University of Melbourne, Melbourne AU), Li, Y. (University of Melbourne), Sewell, D. (University of Queensland), Pattenden, E. (University of Melbourne) Climate change mitigation poses a collective action problem within a complex social-ecological system (SES). A complex SES consists of social groups […]

Increasing Intention to Reduce Fossil Fuels: A Protection Motivation Theory Based Experimental Study Kothe, E. J. (Deakin University), Ling, M. (Deakin University), Mullan, B. A. (Curtin University) Background: The consumption of fossil fuels and the consequent increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide is considered the most influential factor in the changing climate. This project used Protection […]

Harsh Tweetment? Online reactions of opponents of marriage equality to looming and final defeat. McGarty, C. (Western Sydney University) The explosion of research generated by the social identity approach to collective action has expanded our knowledge of why and when people take collective action. Less is known about what supporters of causes do when their […]