The article "The Social Psychology of Protest" by Jacquelin van Stekelenburg and Bert Klandermans, published in *Current Sociology* in 2013, provides a comprehensive overview of the social psychological research on why people engage in protests. The authors discuss key concepts such as grievances, efficacy, identification, emotions, and social embeddedness, and review recent approaches that combine these concepts into dual pathway models. They highlight the importance of collective identity and the role of social networks in mobilizing protest participation. The article also addresses future directions, including the paradox of persistent participation and the impact of sociopolitical context on protest routes. The authors emphasize the need for more dynamic, contextualized models to understand the complex processes involved in protest participation and suggest longitudinal field studies to better address causality issues.The article "The Social Psychology of Protest" by Jacquelin van Stekelenburg and Bert Klandermans, published in *Current Sociology* in 2013, provides a comprehensive overview of the social psychological research on why people engage in protests. The authors discuss key concepts such as grievances, efficacy, identification, emotions, and social embeddedness, and review recent approaches that combine these concepts into dual pathway models. They highlight the importance of collective identity and the role of social networks in mobilizing protest participation. The article also addresses future directions, including the paradox of persistent participation and the impact of sociopolitical context on protest routes. The authors emphasize the need for more dynamic, contextualized models to understand the complex processes involved in protest participation and suggest longitudinal field studies to better address causality issues.