“We are the 1%, we stand with the 99%”
When, why and who among the advantaged supports collective protest by the disadvantaged?
When, why and who among the advantaged supports collective protest by the disadvantaged?
On this site, you can read about the objectives, methodology, and findings of our research.
On this site, you can read about the objectives, methodology, and findings of our research.
This project was funded by the EU Horizon 2020 Marie-Sklodowska Curie Intra-European Grant Scheme.
This project was funded by the EU Horizon 2020 Marie-Sklodowska Curie Intra-European Grant Scheme.
“We are the 1%, we stand with the 99%” addresses support for collective protest by disadvantaged groups among advantaged groups. In a period marked by extreme societal discontent (e.g., #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, “Yellow Vests”) this question is of the upmost importance to understand dynamics of social change towards more equal societies, and intergroup conflict.
“We are the 1%, we stand with the 99%” addresses support for collective protest by disadvantaged groups among advantaged groups. In a period marked by extreme societal discontent (e.g., #MeToo, Black Lives Matter, “Yellow Vests”) this question is of the upmost importance to understand dynamics of social change towards more equal societies, and intergroup conflict.
An increasingly widespread and consequential social phenomenon is the emergence of collective action movements in which low-status groups mobilize in order to trigger social change (e.g. Arab Spring, Indignados, the Occupy Movement). Collective action research is almost exclusively focused on low-status groups (i.e., the disadvantaged themselves). However, the likelihood of social change and the course of intergroup conflict cannot be understood without considering both low-status groups’ actions and high-status groups’ reactions and even support. This project directly targets the role of high-status groups in social change.
An increasingly widespread and consequential social phenomenon is the emergence of collective action movements in which low-status groups mobilize in order to trigger social change (e.g. Arab Spring, Indignados, the Occupy Movement). Collective action research is almost exclusively focused on low-status groups (i.e., the disadvantaged themselves). However, the likelihood of social change and the course of intergroup conflict cannot be understood without considering both low-status groups’ actions and high-status groups’ reactions and even support. This project directly targets the role of high-status groups in social change.
Research team
Research team
Principal Investigators
Principal Investigators
University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Dr. Catia P. Teixeira (contact)
Partner Organisation
Partner Organisation
University of Sheffield, the United Kingdom
External collaborators
External collaborators
Prof. Colin Leach, Columbia University, the United States
Prof. Vincent Yzerbyt, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium