Lamberink, Joske (2022) Humour and Radicalization in Collective Action. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Collective action is of great importance when it comes to societal issues and the road to community improvement. Humour has many communicational and persuasive properties, but the role of humour in collective activity has not been thoroughly studied. In recent years, violent radicalization in collective action has gotten a lot of political attention. The present study aims to analyze the relationship between humour and radicalization processes in activism. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with German left-winged radical activists (n = 8) about the functions of humour within activism and the appropriateness of humour within activism. It was found that humour has the ability to strengthen interpersonal relationships amongst activists and simplify and normalize radical ideology. This study offers ingroup connectedness and normalization of radical ideology as mediating variables in the relationship between humour and radicalization. Keywords: collective action, humour, radicalization, normalization, interpersonal relationships
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Greijdanus, H.J.E. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Jun 2022 11:13 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2022 11:13 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/493 |
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