Descripción del proyecto
Un análisis más detallado sobre las alianzas de grupos con distintos niveles de poder
¿Qué sabemos acerca del modo en que las acciones colectivas ponen el «statu quo» en entredicho y dan forma a las actitudes? ¿Qué procesos psicológicos provocan el cambio social? El proyecto JointActionEff, financiado con fondos europeos, responderá a estas preguntas centrándose en los contextos intergrupales de hombres y mujeres, así como de personas blancas y negras en los Estados Unidos y de habitantes judíos y palestinos en Israel. Se llevarán a cabo ocho estudios que combinarán la investigación en archivos, experimentos de laboratorio y metodologías de intervención. Las conclusiones arrojarán luz sobre el motivo por el cual es eficaz la acción conjunta, la forma en que actúa y si influye o no en el cambio social destinado a la igualdad intergrupal. Según el proyecto, las alianzas entre estadounidenses blancos y negros y entre israelíes y palestinos son singulares porque involucran a miembros de grupos con distintos niveles de poder.
Objetivo
The last century has been characterized by the growth of grassroots social movements and large-scale collective action aimed at advancing equality, some of which has involved historically advantaged and disadvantaged groups acting together. Such alliances, e.g. those between White and Black Americans and Israelis and Palestinians, are unique because they involve members of groups that vary in power. Nonetheless members from each group have joined forces to promote social change toward equality. While there are reasons to believe that such ally-ship may be especially influential in creating actual change and motivating others to support social change, there is little research aimed at understanding whether joint action is more effective than action taken by the disadvantaged alone, and if so why. These questions are pivotal because it helps to answer the broader question of whether joint action, as a rare situation of inherently unequal group members cooperating despite the larger scale conflict between them , is actually worth the effort. While past work has focused on understanding the psychological antecedents of joint action, this proposal shifts the focus to understanding whether and how joint action is effective, that is, whether it affects social change towards intergroup equality. To these ends, a cutting-edge research programme is proposed consisting of 8 studies combining different methodologies (archival research; lab experiments, intervention) and focusing on three intergroup contexts: Whites-Blacks in the U.S.; men and women; and Jews and Palestinians in Israel. The proposed project will enhance knowledge about the psychological processes through which collective action can generate social change and succeed in shaping attitudes and motivating multitudes to challenge the status quo.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinador
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Israel