RT Article
T1 Grievances and conspiracy theories as motivators of anti-authority protests
JF Trends & issues in crime and criminal justice
SP 1
OP 16
A1 Cubitt, Timothy
A2 Morgan, Anthony
A2 Voce, Isabella
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1919689796
AB This study involved interviews with a sample of individuals who protested in opposition to public health measures introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. These interviews were analysed to explore the motivations for participating in protest activity. Protesters were motivated by strong personal grievances based on perceived negative experiences and deterioration of their or their family’s personal circumstances. For many respondents, these grievances were shaped by and amplified by adherence to conspiratorial ideologies and sovereign citizen beliefs. The combination of grievances and conspiratorial beliefs fostered mistrust and strong anti-government sentiment. For many, the response by government had steeled their resolve to protest. These findings demonstrate the diverse and sometimes extreme views that can motivate people to participate in protest activity against government authority.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 13-16
K1 Attitudes
K1 Health
K1 Peer-reviewed
K1 Radicalisation
K1 Surveys
K1 Terrorism
K1 Violence
DO 10.52922/ti77437