Positive feedback in collective mobilization: the American strike wave of 1886
Waves of collective mobilization, when participation increases rapidly and expectations shift dramatically, pose an important puzzle for social science. Such waves, I argue, can only be explained by an endogenous process of 'positive feedback.' This article identifies two distinct mechanis...
Main Author: | Biggs, M |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
2003
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