TY - JOUR
AU1 - Subašić, Emina
AU2 - Reynolds, Katherine J.
AU3 - Turner, John C.
AB - Social and political change involves a challenge to the status quo in intergroup power relations. Traditionally, the social psychology of social change has focused on disadvantaged minority groups collectively challenging the decisions, actions, and policies of those in positions of established authority. In contrast, this article presents a political solidarity model of social change that explores the process by which members of the majority challenge the authority in solidarity with the minority. It is argued that political solidarity as a social change process involves a contest between the authority and the minority over the meaning of a shared (higher order) identity with the majority. When identity ceases to be shared with the authority and becomes shared with the minority, majority challenge to authority in solidarity with the minority becomes possible. The model's contributions to existing social psychological approaches to social change are also discussed.
TI - The Political Solidarity Model of Social Change: Dynamics of Self-Categorization in Intergroup Power Relations
JF - Personality and Social Psychology Review
DO - 10.1177/1088868308323223
DA - 2008-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/the-political-solidarity-model-of-social-change-dynamics-of-self-SKYV13R2qq
SP - 330
EP - 352
VL - 12
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -