Identity and collective action via computer-mediated communication: A review and agenda for future research <s> Examine the conditions under which identity drives collective action via CMC <s> In May of 2009, a posthumous video surfaced in which prominent lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg blamed Guatemalan president Alvaro Colom for murdering him. The accusations prompted the creation of numerous Facebook pages calling for Colom’s resignation, and for justice for Rosenberg. Using interviews and a content analysis of Facebook comments from the two most-active Facebook groups, this study found that the social network site was used to mobilize an online movement that moved offline. Users’ protest-related and motivational comments, in addition to their use of links and other interactive elements of Facebook, helped organize massive protests demanding justice and an end to violence. <s> BIB001 </s> Identity and collective action via computer-mediated communication: A review and agenda for future research <s> Examine the conditions under which identity drives collective action via CMC <s> The mobilizing potential of the internet has been widely recognized but also sharply criticized. We propose and test in two studies that the social affirmation use of social media motivates individuals for collective action to achieve social change. In Study 1, we surveyed participants of a university occupation and found that enduring participation was predicted by social affirmation use, mediated by group identification. In Study 2 we experimentally tested our hypothesis, the results of which confirmed that the social affirmation use of a forum (and in particular its interactive aspect) motivated individuals for collective action to achieve social change. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of our findings for theory and research on the mobilizing potential of the internet. <s> BIB002 </s> Identity and collective action via computer-mediated communication: A review and agenda for future research <s> Examine the conditions under which identity drives collective action via CMC <s> This study examines the potential for alternative and social media to stimulate the core antecedents of protest participation (identity, efficacy, and anger) in the context of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. Findings from a representative sample supported the social identity model of collective action (SIMCA), such that all antecedents predicted intended protest participation. Identity and anger mediated the relationship between online alternative news and protest intention, while anger and efficacy mediated the relationship between social media news and protest intention. The findings demonstrate the benefits of theoretical integration from related disciplines to better understand the mobilizing potential of collective action through news media use. <s> BIB003
In this review, we looked at the role of identity as a driver of online and offline collective action (RQ2) and found extensive research on the topic. In particular, scholars focused on social identity as a psychosocial motivator of collective action in social psychology and bridging studies. They found that social identity alone might not be enough to predict collective action. They stressed the importance of investigating other conditions (e.g. media use, CMC dynamics, networks, social structure, external institutional factors) under which social identity can drive collective action, including the transition from online to offline mobilisation. Although some studies have moved in this direction, further research should investigate the mediating or intervening mechanisms that are activated in this process (e.g. BIB003 BIB002 . By contrast, little research looked at the role of collective identity as a driver of collective action: Studies on collective identity mainly focused on how CMC affects the identification process during mobilisation. Other perspectives (e.g. NSM scholars) focusing primarily on collective identity could thus unpack the mechanisms under which such an identity type can drive collective action via CMC (e.g. BIB001  .