@misc{10481/107483,
year = {2025},
month = {9},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/107483},
abstract = {This study examines how protest episodes foster political efficacy among ordinary citizens. Based on 44 in-depth interviews with
participants in two major 2018 mobilizations in Spain—the feminist strike of International Women's Day and the pensioners'
protests—the analysis identifies discursive expressions that reflect attitudinal change across three dimensions: cognitive, agentic, and collective. These include increased political attentiveness, feelings of empowerment, and renewed belief in collective
action. Notably, these expressions often combine in participants' narratives, suggesting a dynamic interplay between efficacy
dimensions that reinforces perceptions of political agency. The study highlights three key mechanisms behind these transformations—exposure to reliable information, vicarious learning, and shared mastery experiences—that nurture both individual
and collective efficacy. The analysis shows that the specific forms of efficacy change are shaped by both the nature of the protest
episode and participants' prior protest experience, with first-time participants displaying the most varied changes. These findings
underscore the transformative potential of emotionally resonant protest episodes. Far from being trivial or symbolic, even lowcost protest episodes may function as socially embedded learning environments.},
organization = {Agencia Estatal de Investigación (Grant CSO2017-84861-P)},
organization = {Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MCIN) - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF/FEDER)},
publisher = {Wiley Periodicals LLC.},
keywords = {International Women's Day protests},
keywords = {pensioners' movement},
keywords = {political efficacy},
title = {I Can Do It, We Can Change It: Protest as a Catalyst for Political Efficacy},
doi = {10.1111/socf.70009},
author = {Jiménez Sánchez, Manuel and Rubio Vicedo, Lucía and García-Espín, Patricia},
}