The size of one’s own group motivates protestors more than the number of counter-demonstrators / interdisciplinary study of the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne
The expected number of participants at a rally is decisive for people’s willingness to participate in left-wing or right-wing political protest. Counter-demonstrations, on the other hand, do not motivate demonstrators to protest more strongly. That is the result of a study by an interdisciplinary team of political scientists and economists led by Professor Christopher Roth of the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute at the University of Cologne. ...
