1997 Articles

The Structure and Dynamics of Movement Participation

Kim, Hyojoung; Bearman, Peter Shawn

We develop a dynamic network model of collective action that explains how collective action can arise in the absence of selective incentives or disincentives from the voluntary action of can arise in the absence of selective incentives or disincentives from the voluntary action of among interdependent actors can yield a cascade of activism and result in a successful social movement.