The Micro Dynamics of Collective Violence.
Collective violence in direct confrontations between two opposing groups happens in short bursts wherein small subgroups briefly attack small numbers of opponents, while the others form a non-fighting audience. The mechanism is fighters' synchronization of intentionalities during preliminary interactions, by which they feel one and overcome their fear. To explain these bursts, subgroups' small sizes and leaders' role, a social influence model and a synchronization model are compared.
Publisher URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/1312.6809
DOI: arXiv:1312.6809v31
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