Politicization requires forcing wider society to take sides, not mere group confrontation.

Evidence

A group that shares grievances and holds an external enemy or opponent responsible is likely to demand corrective action or compensation from that opponent. If the opponent complies with such claims, no politicization of collective identity takes place. However, if the claims are refused and the aggrieved group does not give in, the interaction becomes more confrontational, and politicization continues. This is not to say that increased confrontation as such is responsible for a politicized collective identity. Many fierce intergroup confrontations exist that do not provide the members of the antagonistic groups with a politicized collective identity (e.g., confrontations between fans of competing soccer teams or confrontations between members of different street gangs). Instead, we hold that the collective identity of the members of an aggrieved group who engage in adversarial attributions finally politicizes to the extent that these group members try to transform the confrontation into a more comprehensive power struggle forcing society at large to take sides either with their in-group or with their opponent. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4433

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Collective identity politicizes only when a confrontation is widened into a society-wide power struggle; Political mobilization requires transforming a confrontation into a broader societal power struggle — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4433; Politicized collective identity requires power struggles reaching beyond immediate antagonists — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4395

Broader Connections

• Politicized collective identity requires power struggles reaching beyond immediate antagonists #corroborates (0.97) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4395
• Collective identity politicizes only when a confrontation is widened into a society-wide power struggle #corroborates (0.95)
• Political mobilization requires transforming a confrontation into a broader societal power struggle #corroborates (0.88) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4433