Collective Action Theory and Empirical Evidence

By: Ronald A. Francisco

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shift and dramatic improvementfrom the yearly data of the 1970s. For several years now, disaggregated methods (i. e. , single-case comparisons) have been used to test theories (Davenport and Eads 2001; Rasler 1996; Francisco 1993, 1995, 1996). The single area of Snyder's(Snyder 1978)demandsthat has faltered is in linking levels of analysis in the eld of protest and repression. James DeNardo's (DeNardo 1985) and Lichbach's (Lichbach 1996) formal models have for the most part not beentestedempirically,norhaveRonaldWintrobe's(Wintrobe1998)modelsofd- tators' strategic behavior. The dif culty stems from the disjuncture between game theory or micro models and macro, aggregate data. Green and Shapiro (Green and Shapiro 1994) took an extreme position on this problem: little empirical evidence from rational choice and game theory exists. To the extent that empirical evidence comprises our understanding of politics, rational choice and game theory have - guably contributed as much or more than any other approach. Think of interest group theory before Olson's The Logic of Collective Action, of electoral theory before Cox's (Cox 1997) Making Votes Count, or of coalition theory before Riker's (Riker 1963) The Theory of Political Coalitions. There are few social scientists who would not judge these books as great for economics and political science. Cox's book alone has won every major book prize appropriate in political science. On the normative side, too few political scientists researching democratization are aware of the theory of social choice. Its ndings challenge the foundations of democratic theory (Riker 1982).

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Testing Collective Action Theory	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Three Sources for Tests	p. 4
Varieties of Empirical Evidence	p. 5
A Retreat to the Mundane	p. 6
The Plan of the Book	p. 7
Bibliography	p. 8
Leadership and Mobilization	p. 11
Introduction	p. 11
The Role of Leadership in Mobilization	p. 13
Events as Catalysts in Mobilization	p. 16
Does the Form of Government Matter?	p. 19
Resources	p. 20
Clandestine Mobilization	p. 22
Mass Mobilization	p. 23
When Leaders Have Incomplete Knowledge	p. 24
Coordination Power	p. 25
When Leaders are Replenished	p. 26
Competing Leaders	p. 27
Recruiting Violent Dissidents	p. 28
Civil War	p. 29
Pecuniary Incentives	p. 30
After the Massacre	p. 32
Leadership and Mobilization	p. 32
Bibliography	p. 33
Tactical Adaptation and Symbolic Protest	p. 37
Introduction	p. 37
Definitions and the Challenge of Analysis	p. 38
Adaptation and Symbolic Protest in Autocratic States	p. 41
Symbolic Protest in Repressive Systems	p. 45
Adaptation, Innovation, and Diffusion in Democratic States	p. 47
The Challenge of Publicity and Media Attention	p. 47
Clothing or its Absence	p. 47
Music	p. 48
Bricks, Mortar, and Cement	p. 49
Symbolic Action	p. 49
Fake Signs	p. 50
Two-sided Adaptation and Coevolution	p. 51
Adaptation and Symbolic Protest: A Research Agenda	p. 53
Bibliography	p. 54
Dimensions of Space and Time in Protest and Repression	p. 57
Introduction	p. 57
Space in Theory and Evidence	p. 58
Dissident Entrepreneurs Select and Use Space Based on Their Tactics	p. 58
Dissident Entrepreneurs Seek to Shift Protesters into a Space that Reduces the Probability of Coercion and Maximizes Mobilization	p. 61
Protester Site Selection	p. 62
Tacit Coordination and Site Selection	p. 63
Dissidents Adapt Not Only Tactically But Also Spatially When Faced with Large Coercion Forces	p. 64
The State's Dilemma Grows Larger as Dissident Mobilization Diffuses and Concentration Increases	p. 65
Space in Protest and Repression	p. 70
Time	p. 71
Dictatorships and Rapid Collapse	p. 72
The Special Case of Riots	p. 74
Duration of Protest Under Heavy Repression	p. 75
The Duration and Timing of Protest Events	p. 78
Stability Over Time	p. 80
Specification Problems and the Duration of Protest and Repression	p. 80
Bibliography	p. 81
Terror	p. 83
Introduction	p. 83
Why Do Terror Groups Form?	p. 84
Necessary Supports of a Terror Group	p. 86
Financing Terror	p. 86
Recruitment	p. 90
Safe Areas, Safe Houses, and Protective Support	p. 92
Leadership	p. 93
Methods of Combating a Terror Group	p. 94
Arrests, Killings, and Forces Against Terror	p. 95
"Critical Mass" in the Context of Terror	p. 98
Political Arms, Negotiations, Cease-Fires, and Splintering	p. 99
Loss of Popular Support	p. 100
Extinct and Zombie Terror Organizations	p. 101
The Possibility of Eliminating an International Terror Organization	p. 101
Bibliography	p. 102
Evidence for Collective Action Theory	p. 105
Introduction	p. 105
Evaluation	p. 106
Wintrobe	p. 106
DeNardo	p. 106
Lichbach	p. 108
Theory in the Light of Empirical Evidence	p. 108
Leadership and Mobilization	p. 109
Tactical Adaptation and Symbolic Protest	p. 110
Dimensions of Space and Time	p. 110
Terror	p. 111
Collective Action Theory and Empirical Evidence	p. 112
Bibliography	p. 112
Index	p. 113
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