When Do Emotions and Rational Calculations Drive Protest? Evidence from a Large-Scale Experiment in Six Arab States

• In Event: Negative Emotions and Political Action

Brief Overview

This paper examines whether emotions or rational calculations more strongly mediate the effects of regime type and economic conditions on individuals’ willingness to protest.

Authors

• Ibrahim Khatib, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

• Mark Tessler, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

• Mazen Hassan, Faculty of Economics and Political Science

• Abdelkarim Amengay, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies

• Fatimah Saadi, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies