Sosyal Ağlarda Kolektif Eylem Eşik Modeli Üzerine Bir Çalışma

Öz

Kolektif eylem; iki veya daha fazla bireyin bir amaca ulaşmak için,  ortak hareket etme ihtiyacının bulunduğu anlarda ortaya çıkar. Toplumsal yapıdaki değişimler, küreselleşme ve dijital ağaların günlük yaşamın unsurlarını her geçen gün bünyesine katması, kolektif eylem yapısını değiştirmiştir. Kolektif eylem, üzerinde gerçekleştiği ağın yapısal özellikleri ile ölçülebilir hale gelmiştir. Bireyler; kolektif eyleme katılma kararını, eylemin farklı zamanlarında almaktadır. Bireye göre değişen bu psikolojik sınır “eşik değer” olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada; bireylerin kolektif eyleme katılma eşik değerlerinin ağ yapısı özellikleri kullanılarak belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda; bireylerin hukuki ve toplumsal yaptırımlar ile karşılaşma olasılıklarının olduğu politik konularda daha yüksek eşik değere sahip iken çevre ve temel haklar konularında düşük olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• : Kolektif Eylem,Çizge Teorisi,Eşik Değeri,Sosyal Ağ

A Study of Collective Action Threshold Model on Social Networks

Öz

Collective action occurs when two or more individuals need to act jointly in order to reach a goal. The configuration of collective action has affected by the changes in social structure, globalization and digital networks that includes all aspects of daily life in. Collective action has become measurable by the structural characteristics of the network that it has taken place. Individuals take the decision to participate in a collective action at the different times of process. This psychological level, which varies according to individual, is defined as “threshold value”. The aim of this study is to determine the threshold value of collective action participants by using network structure properties. The study results show that participants have high threshold value for political subjects where they are likely to face legal and social sanctions, while they have lower threshold value for subjects such as environmental and fundamental rights.    

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Collective Action,Graph Theory,Threshold Value,Social Network

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