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This paper examines how citizens coordinate with each other to engage in collective action to demand government accountability for corruption. More specifically, it uses a game theory approach to argue that citizen’s collective action is based on strategic interactions with other citizens, as opposed to their own preferences and wants. The author conducts experimental research in Australia, Singapore and the US, and finds that participants engage in collective action a) when they lose from corrupt actions, and b) when they are informed that others demand accountability.