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Voices of Resistance: Political Psychology of Protest, Activism, and Civic Agency

Civil Society
Political Psychology
Activism
P574
Stavroula Chrona
University of Sussex
Tereza Capelos
University of Southampton
Resisting Democratic Decline – Political Psychology of Repair and Renewal

Abstract

This panel conceptualizes resistance as a sustained democratic practice rather than a momentary act. The papers explore how citizens and organizations maintain agency under democratic pressure, examining civil society strategies, religious conviction, and institutional constraint. Together, they reveal how moral commitment, organizational adaptation, and identity-based autonomy enable democratic resistance even in shrinking civic spaces.

Title Details
Individualism and Political Personalism View Paper Details
Navigating Support and Control in Extremism Prevention: Practitioner Identities and Dilemmas Across Institutional Contexts View Paper Details
Persist or Withdraw? How Civil Society Actors Decide on Engagement During Democratic Backsliding View Paper Details