Germany—A Movement Society? An Investigation of Non-activism

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ID12890791
AutoresRabea Haß (Hertie School), Hanna Hielscher (Heidelberg University), Dennis Klink (Heidelberg University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2014
Volumen10
Número4
Páginas353-372
Fecha de publicación2014-10-02
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Civil Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1744-8689 • E-ISSN: 1744-8697
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17448689.2014.984971
OpenAlexW2086590204
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas13

Media reports in recent years suggest that Germany has become a movement society. Whenever there is a new infrastructure project (e.g. Stuttgart 21), affected citizens get actively involved in the political process surrounding it—or so it seems. The assumption of existing literature on protest and social movements appears to be true to the ongoing discussion about civic participation. Nevertheless, the current study sheds light on the fact that most affected citizens remain inactive in relation to infrastructure projects in their neighbourhoods. Blame does not lie with the disinterest of the people or their unwillingness to be part of the political process—the opposite is the case. People demonstrate a feeling of moral responsibility to enter the political arena as citizens, but a lack of resources seems to restrain them from doing so. This study shows that, to escape this dilemma, affected citizens hand over the responsibility to existing civic action groups

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