Kranenborg, Bart (2022) Desperate Times Invoke Desperate Measures: Support for Political Violence is Greatest when Societal Discontent and Political Cynicism are Combined. Research Master thesis, Research Master.
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Abstract
The current research included two studies to assess whether societal discontent and political cynicism were related to support for violence against the government. In study 1, a sample of Dutch respondents (n = 1197) filled out a questionnaire on societal discontent and political cynicism, and indicated their level of support for violence against the government and non-violent political behaviours. Strong relationships for both societal discontent and political cynicism with support for violence against the government were found. Both these relationships were stronger than those for non-violent political behaviours. Furthermore, an interaction between societal discontent and political cynicism was found, such that the relationship between political cynicism and support for violence against the government was stronger when societal discontent was high. In study 2, semi-structured interviews with two political activists were conducted about their interpretation of the antecedent factors of support for violence against the government in the Netherlands. Three emergent themes from these interviews are discussed. Together, the studies indicate that groups who feel politically disconnected may support the use of violence as a strategic tool for societal change when non-violent political strategies are deemed inefficient.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Research Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Kuppens, T. and Postmes, T.T. |
| Degree programme: | Research Master |
| Differentiation route: | Social and Organizational Psychology [Research Master] |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2022 09:12 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2022 09:12 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1147 |
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