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Revision as of 16:34, 21 February 2011
Collective action is the pursuit of a goal or set of goals by more than one agent or person. A large group can be dangerous for the individual, for example during a mass panic, but the "collective" can be attractive and seductive for the invidiual member:
- Individuals may feel stronger than they are during synchronous action due to feedback effects and illusions. Although the individual makes only a small effort, it has a large effect during collective, synchronous actions
- Individuals may exploit the benefits and the "public goods" of the group, as explained in "The Logic of Collective Action" by Mancur Olson Harvard University Press (1971): why should you put yourself out to secure a public good if someone else does it?
Links
- Wikipedia entry for Collective Action
- Notebook entry for Collective Action
