The Potsdam Grievance Statistics File. New data on quality of life and political participation for the German Democratic Republic 1970–1989
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11253131 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fabian Class (University of Potsdam, corresponding author), Ulrich Köhler (0000-0002-5614-6063, University of Potsdam), Marian Krawietz (0000-0003-0878-8819, University of Potsdam) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 92-114 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Historical Methods A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-5440 • E-ISSN: 1940-1906 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01615440.2018.1429970 |
| OpenAlex | W2797684663 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
The newly collected “Potsdam Grievance Statistics File” (PGSF) holds data on the number and topics of grievances (“Eingaben”) that were addressed to local authorities of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the years 1970 to 1989. The PGSF allows quantitative analyses on topics such as participation, quality of life, and value change in the German Democratic Republic. This paper introduces the concepts of the data set and discusses the validity of its contents
Democracy · Geography · German · Grievance · Political science · Politics · Quality (philosophy · Statistics · European history and politics · German History and Society · German Social Sciences and History · Law · Mathematics · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 1.5 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |