Arbeitspapier
Online Versus Offline: Which Networks Spur Protests?
Does social media or offline social cohesion overcome collective action problems more effectively when both types of networks are prevalent? We investigate non-violent protests against a place-based economic reform in Austria—a country where one in two citizens uses Facebook but also one in two citizens is a member of a local club or civic organization. Our results show that protests spread more in places with strong offline networks as measured by real-life networks like village, folklore, or dialect clubs. We do not find that social media penetration intensifies local protests, a finding corroborated by microdata.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 9969
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
Sports Economics: General
- Subject
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online and offline networks
social media
social cohesion
civic organizations
social capital
protest
economic reform
populism
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Potrafke, Niklas
Roesel, Felix
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
- (where)
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Munich
- (when)
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2022
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Potrafke, Niklas
- Roesel, Felix
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Time of origin
- 2022
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