Fight Alone or Together? The Need to Belong

Fight Alone or Together? The Need to Belong

Alliances often face both free-riding and hold-up problems, which undermine the e¤ectiveness of alliances in mobilizing joint …ghting e¤ort. Despite of these disadvantages, alliances are still ubiquitous in all types of contests. This paper asks if there are non-monetary incentives to form alliances, e.g., intimidating/discouraging the single player(s) who is/are left alone. For this purpose, I...

Fight Alone or Together? The Need to Belong

Alliances often face both free-riding and hold-up problems, which undermine the effectiveness of alliances in mobilizing joint fighting effort. Despite of these disadvantages, alliances are still ubiquitous in all types of contests. This paper asks if there are non-monetary incentives to form alliances, e.g., intimidating/discouraging the single player who is left alone. For this purpose, symme...

Social Movements On The Internet: Together Alone Or Alone Together?

Sherry Turkle in her groundbreaking book ‘Alone Together’ suggests that the Internet gives an illusion of togetherness while contributing to isolation. How might this play out in social movements on the Internet? Can social media bring people together? This research in progress explores the role of social media as a way to facilitate collective political action. It discusses the preliminary fin...

The Need to Belong

Metastasis: Alone or Together?

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