Communication and Collective Actions: A Survey Experiment on Motivating Energy Conservation in the U.S

• Published in: Journal of experimental political science Vol. 1; no. 1; p. 24
• Main Authors: Bolsen, Toby, Druckman, James N, Cook, Fay Lomax
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Cambridge University Press 2014
• Subjects: Behavioral sciences; Energy conservation; Motivation; Political science

When do citizens take action to benefit the public good, even when individual benefits are scant or non-existent? We address this question with a focus on an area of critical importance when it comes to environmental sustainability--specifically, we examine citizens' actions in the domain of en...