title: Peer influence on protest participation: Communication and trust between co-workers as inhibitors or facilitators of mobilization.
abstract: In this article, we investigate how communication and trust networks between employees affect participation in a strike. We analyze whether the strength of network relations is related to congruence in strike behavior using social network data on 59 Dutch workers. We find that private communication networks and trust networks lead to similar strike behavior. This finding indicates that networks not only promote protest mobilization but are also vehicles for demobilization, albeit through different network relations.
authors: Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors: Marieke
authors: M
authors: Born
authors: VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: agnes.akkerman@vu.nl.
authors: Agnes
authors: A
authors: Akkerman
authors: RWTH University, Aachen, Germany.
authors: Kirsten
authors: K
authors: Thommes
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008399:Mass Behavior; D009426:Netherlands; D000067074:Peer Influence; D045808:Refusal to Participate; D013317:Strikes, Employee; D035502:Trust
keywords: Communication; Protest imitation; Social networks; Trust