POL S 204 Lecture Personal Influence Collective Rationality and Mass Political Action 2 models to explain why individuals participatein collective political action a personal influence model interaction of perceptions of personal influence on provisionof the public good personal skills knowledge perceived likelihood of over all group success If individuals believe that the group can succeed but that they are not personally efficacious free riding is clearly the rational choice but as perceptions of group success and personal influence increase individuals believe that the public good can be provided and that their participation contribute significantly to its provision as well a collective rationality model only succeed if everyone contributes unity principle which leads to the perceived strategic importance of each contribution we can duty to participate which leads to the perceivedethical importance of each contributionas well cid 127 Without these beliefs grievancesand perceptions of the likelihoodof groupsuccesshave little relevance for eachindividual sdecision to participate in collective action But given a strong belief in the necessity of group unity or a strong sense of duty to participate the perception that the group can succeed leads to the strategic and moral urgency of each individual contribution people are more prone to legal forms of protest political elites have power money skills why would they want to help the movement Protest in egypt Iran social media how are they dissuaded from North Korea is lead by the political elite elite have cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127 cid 127
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