title: How do voluntary organizations foster protest? The role of organizational involvement on individual protest participation.
abstract: Prior research shows that members of voluntary organizations are more likely to protest than nonmembers. But why, among members, do some protest while others do not? I explore whether organizational involvement-the extent in which members engage in the "life" of their organizations-affects protest. I identify four dimensions of involvement-time and money contributions, participation in activities, psychological attachment, and embeddedness in interpersonal communication networks. Only the first dimension has robust effects on protest, and they are nonlinear: intermediate contributors have the highest protest rates. The three other dimensions substantially increase protest only under specific "involvement profiles."
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Sociología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and University of Notre Dame.
authors.forename: Nicolás M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Somma
mesh_terms: D002960:Civil Disorders / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication / Q000266:history; D006126:Group Processes; D049673:History, 20th Century; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009937:Organizational Objectives / Q000191:economics; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011639:Public Opinion / Q000266:history; D012919:Social Behavior; D012928:Social Desirability; D012933:Social Identification; D035141:Voluntary Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014838:Volunteers / Q000193:education / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology