This article maps mechanisms by which online social media activities may contribute to right-
wing political violence. High-impact studies on the wave of right-wing and racist violence in …

Social movement scholars have become increasingly interested in the role of stories in
contentious politics. Stories may facilitate the mobilization of activists and strengthen the …

In this manuscript, we introduce a theoretical model of climate radicalization that integrates
social psychological theories of perceived unfairness with historical insights on …

This article advances theory on social movements' strategic adaptation to political
opportunity structures by incorporating a narrative perspective. Our theory explains how …

Since the digitally-mediated large-scale protests took place all over the world, the role of
social identities in collective actions has become the center of academic attention. Some …

Social movement protest and repression are inextricably joined. In this chapter we make a
case for conceptualizing repression as the governance of domestic dissent. Repression or …

Organizational research has increasingly recognized violence as an instrument for
achieving compliance and maintaining the existing order. However, resisters tend to be …

Research on social movements and frame alignment has shed light on how activists draw
new participants to social movements through meaning making. However, the 'framing …

Despite multiple uses, the concept of provocation is undertheorized and underinvestigated.
Theorizing provocation narratives as communication strategies, this article shows that what …

Drawing on an ethnographic and discourse-analytic study, this article examines the
meaning and function of narrative in the civic engagement of volunteers who provided …