Mai Truong
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Marquette University
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Social movements, protests, Vietnamese politics, opposition coalitions
Abstract
Why are some policy-based movements willing to build coalitions with pro-democracy groups while others are not? This paper argues that the nature of blame attribution and the social mass base that a policy-based movement appeals to affect its decision to join pro-democracy groups. Specifically, policy-based movements that blame the central government and appeal to a diverse mass base are more likely to cooperate with pro-democracy groups to advocate for significant regime reforms to address the policy issues. Using an online survey experiment in Vietnam, I find evidence for the effect of the nature of blame attribution. That is, policy-based movements attributing blame to the central governments are more willing to work with regime dissidents. On the other hand, I find no support for the effect of social mass base and the interaction between the two variables.
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Who Wants to Work with Pro-democracy Advocates? The Effect of Movements’ Blame Attribution and Social Mass Base on Opposition Coalition Formation in Authoritarian Regimes.