Holger Lutz Kern
Biographic Data
| ID | 3717716 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Holger Lutz Kern |
| GIVEN NAMES | Holger Lutz |
| FAMILY NAME | Kern |
| SIGNATURE | KERN H L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 237 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Foreign Media and Protest Diffusion in Authoritarian Regimes
Do foreign media facilitate the diffusion of protest in authoritarian regimes? Apparently for the first time, the author tests this hypothesis using aggregate and survey data from communist East Germany. The aggregate-level analysis takes advantage of the fact that West German television broadcasts could be received in most but not all parts of East Germany. The author exploits this “natural experiment” by conducting a matched analysis in which c…
The political consequences of transitions out of marriage in Great Britain
Opium for the Masses
In this case study of the impact of West German television on public support for the East German communist regime, we evaluate the conventional wisdom in the democratization literature that foreign mass media undermine authoritarian rule. We exploit formerly classified survey data and a natural experiment to identify the effect of foreign media exposure using instrumental variable estimators. Contrary to conventional wisdom, East Germans exposed …
Incumbency as a source of spillover effects in mixed electoral systems
Electoral balancing, divided government and ‘midterm’ loss in German elections
This paper takes a fresh look at the midterm loss in German elections and argues that government type is a crucial determinant of midterm loss. Using panel regressions on a newly compiled data set covering all state elections during the period 1949–2004, we find that systematic midterm losses occur only when both chambers of the federal legislature (Bundestag and Bundesrat) are controlled by one party or a party coalition. Prior research has fail…
Strategies of Legal Change
Opium for the Masses
In this case study of the impact of West German television on public support for the East German communist regime, we evaluate the conventional wisdom in the democratization literature that foreign mass media undermine authoritarian rule. We exploit formerly classified survey data and a natural experiment to identify the effect of foreign media exposure using instrumental variable estimators. Contrary to conventional wisdom, East Germans exposed …
Incumbency as a source of spillover effects in mixed electoral systems
Foreign Media and Protest Diffusion in Authoritarian Regimes
Do foreign media facilitate the diffusion of protest in authoritarian regimes? Apparently for the first time, the author tests this hypothesis using aggregate and survey data from communist East Germany. The aggregate-level analysis takes advantage of the fact that West German television broadcasts could be received in most but not all parts of East Germany. The author exploits this “natural experiment” by conducting a matched analysis in which c…
Electoral balancing, divided government and ‘midterm’ loss in German elections
This paper takes a fresh look at the midterm loss in German elections and argues that government type is a crucial determinant of midterm loss. Using panel regressions on a newly compiled data set covering all state elections during the period 1949–2004, we find that systematic midterm losses occur only when both chambers of the federal legislature (Bundestag and Bundesrat) are controlled by one party or a party coalition. Prior research has fail…
The political consequences of transitions out of marriage in Great Britain
Strategies of Legal Change
Strategies of Legal Change
Electoral balancing, divided government and ‘midterm’ loss in German elections
This paper takes a fresh look at the midterm loss in German elections and argues that government type is a crucial determinant of midterm loss. Using panel regressions on a newly compiled data set covering all state elections during the period 1949–2004, we find that systematic midterm losses occur only when both chambers of the federal legislature (Bundestag and Bundesrat) are controlled by one party or a party coalition. Prior research has fail…
Incumbency as a source of spillover effects in mixed electoral systems
Opium for the Masses
In this case study of the impact of West German television on public support for the East German communist regime, we evaluate the conventional wisdom in the democratization literature that foreign mass media undermine authoritarian rule. We exploit formerly classified survey data and a natural experiment to identify the effect of foreign media exposure using instrumental variable estimators. Contrary to conventional wisdom, East Germans exposed …
The political consequences of transitions out of marriage in Great Britain
Foreign Media and Protest Diffusion in Authoritarian Regimes
Do foreign media facilitate the diffusion of protest in authoritarian regimes? Apparently for the first time, the author tests this hypothesis using aggregate and survey data from communist East Germany. The aggregate-level analysis takes advantage of the fact that West German television broadcasts could be received in most but not all parts of East Germany. The author exploits this “natural experiment” by conducting a matched analysis in which c…
Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Econometrics (3 works) · German (3 works) · History (3 works)