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The research aims to investigate how turnout at climate protests influences the opinions of politically interested individuals.

March 2, 2026npj Climate ActionOpen Access

The effects of turnout at major climate protests on politically-interested bystanders: a survey field experiment

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DSDavid Schieferdecker JJJannes JacobsenThe Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration EBEndre BorbáthHeidelberg University

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Survey field experiments demonstrate turnout boosts perceived movement efficacy in politically interested individuals, suggesting opportunities for future engagement.

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The research aims to investigate how turnout at climate protests influences the opinions of politically interested individuals.
Conducted two survey field experiments during major climate demonstrations.
Targeted politically interested individuals in the context of a national election.
Measured changes in perceived movement efficacy and internal political efficacy.
Turnout significantly increased perceived movement efficacy for more involved participants.
Internal political efficacy showed potential improvement among politically interested individuals.
Pro-environmental attitudes and voting intentions did not change after the protests.

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Schieferdecker et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a52dd3f1e85e5c73bf0e5c https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-026-00349-3

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Survey field experiments demonstrate turnout boosts perceived movement efficacy in politically interested individuals, suggesting opportunities for future engagement.

The effects of turnout at major climate protests on politically-interested bystanders: a survey field experiment

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The effects of turnout at major climate protests on politically-interested bystanders: a survey field experiment

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