ABSTRACT

Using an Italian land use conflict on the building a high-speed railway (HSR) as case study, we analyzed how perceived changes in public opinion influence (a) people’s willingness to speak out, and (b) subsequently their intentions to engage in action (N = 311). Regardless of whether they were on the majority or minority side of the conflict, citizens’ willingness to speak out was positively associated with their perceptions that their position was becoming more or less widespread within public opinion, especially among participants with extreme attitudes toward the HSR. Willingness to speak out about the HSR mediated the relation between increasing support discrepancy and intention to participate in the conflict. Strengths, limitations and implications are discussed.

摘要

以建设高速铁路 (HSR) 的意大利土地使用冲突为案例研究，我们分析了公众舆论的感知变化如何影响 (a) 人们发声的意愿，以及 (b) 随后他们采取行动的意图( N = 311)。无论他们是冲突的多数方还是少数方，公民发声的意愿与他们的看法正相关，即他们的立场在公众舆论中越来越普遍，尤其是在对高铁持极端态度的参与者中。对高铁发表意见的意愿调节了日益增长的支持差异与参与冲突的意图之间的关系。讨论了优势、局限性和影响。