The author examines how protest groups culturally construct rationality and how it impacts the experience of repression in them, particularly how rationality is created by preventing and preparing for costs and supporting individuals who bear them; shaping individuals' motivation by redefining the goals of protest and changing how individuals interpret repression; and shaping individuals' identities by providing them with a sense of self that can lead them to take participation in groups for granted. Drawing on a study of activists in Arizona, she describes the history of the repression of dissent in the US, including developments in the post-9/11 era that have created more concern about repression; the different responses to repression among activists; practices groups developed to reduce the costs of repression for individuals; how socialization into protest cultures can change the way people think about the ends of protest and impact motivations for protest and repression; and how groups make individuals less vulnerable to potential deterrent aspects of repression by cultivating personal identities linked to their participation in activism. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Cultures of Resistance provides new insight on a long-standing question: whether government efforts to repress social movements produce a chilling effect on dissent, or backfire and spur greater mobilization. In recent decades, the U.S. governments repressive capacity has expanded dramatically, as the legal, technological, and bureaucratic tools wielded by agents of the state have become increasingly powerful. Today, more than ever, it is critical to understand how repression impacts the freedom to dissent and collectively express political grievances. Through analysis of activists rich and often deeply moving experiences of repression and resistance, the book uncovers key group processes that shape how individuals understand, experience, and weigh these risks of participating in collective action. Qualitative and quantitative analyses demonstrate that, following experiences of state repression, the achievement or breakdown of these group processes, not the type or severity of repression experienced, best explain why some individuals persist while others disengage. In doing so, the book bridges prevailing theoretical divides in social movement research by illuminating how individual rationality is collectively constructed, mediated, and obscured by protest group culture.
Cultures of Resistance brings new insight to a key question: do government efforts to repress social movements effectively repress dissent, or do they spur mobilization? Through analyses of activists experiences of repression and resistance, the book uncovers processes that shape how individuals understand the risks of participating in collective action. Reynolds-Stenson demonstrates how individual rationality is collectively constructed.
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