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This paper develops a narrative theory of collective action, arguing that shared narratives, public stories, are the fundamental human device for enabling communities to act collectively. Stories have great power in the mind, both cognitive and affective. It is through autobiographical narrative that we establish our identity and make meaningful our experience. As creatures constituted by narrative, we can be moved by stories: persuaded, provoked, and enlisted in causes. And because stories can be shared, can be held at once in mind and society, they can serve to construct common interests in collective goods, align individual identities with collective pursuits, and script collective acts of meaning. |
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| Mayer, Frederick. "Narrative and Collective Action: The Power of Public Stories" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 31, 2006 <Not Available>. 2011-03-13 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p150578_index.html> |
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| Mayer, F. W. , 2006-08-31 "Narrative and Collective Action: The Power of Public Stories" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott, Loews Philadelphia, and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA Online <PDF>. 2011-03-13 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p150578_index.html |
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Abstract: This paper develops a narrative theory of collective action, arguing that shared narratives, public stories, are the fundamental human device for enabling communities to act collectively. Stories have great power in the mind, both cognitive and affective. It is through autobiographical narrative that we establish our identity and make meaningful our experience. As creatures constituted by narrative, we can be moved by stories: persuaded, provoked, and enlisted in causes. And because stories can be shared, can be held at once in mind and society, they can serve to construct common interests in collective goods, align individual identities with collective pursuits, and script collective acts of meaning. |
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| Narrative and Collective Action: The Power of Public Stories Frederick W. Mayer fmayer@duke.edu Abstract This paper develops a narrative theory of collective action arguing that shared narratives public stories are the fundamental human device for enabling communities to act collectively. Stories have great power in the mind both cognitive and affective. It is through autobiographical narrative that we establish our identity and make meaningful our experience. As creatures constituted by narrative we can be moved by stories: persuaded provoked |
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