Generations and Protest in Eastern Germany
Between Revolution and Apathy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2299164 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Philippe Joly (0000-0003-4918-3277, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 704-737 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-1322 • E-ISSN: 1569-1330 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15691330-12341481 |
| OpenAlex | W3023264017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 39 |
How is the protest behavior of citizens in new democracies influenced by their experience of the past? Certain theories of political socialization hold that cohorts reaching political maturity under dictatorship are subject to apathy. Yet, it remains unclear whether mobilization during the transition can counterbalance this effect. This article examines the protest behavior of citizens socialized in Eastern Germany, a region marked by two legacies: a legacy of autocracy and, following the 1989-90 revolution, a legacy of transitional mobilization. Using age-period-cohort models with data from the European Social Survey, the analysis assesses the evolution of gaps in protest across generations and time between East and West Germans. The results demonstrate that participation in demonstrations, petitions, and boycotts is lower for East Germans socialized under communism in comparison with West Germans from the same cohorts. This participation deficit remains stable over time and even increases for certain protest activities
Apathy · Autocracy · Communism · Democracy · Development economics · Dictatorship · Economics · Mass mobilization · Maturity (psychological · Mobilization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Socialization · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes
Age-Period-Cohort Analysis
New Social Movements In Western Europe
Strong Democracy
Generations, Political Participation and Social Change in Western Europe
The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes
The Civic Culture
Mobilizing for Democracy
Political participation in European countries
The ‘public–private’ sphere in Soviet and post-Soviet society
Associated with the Past
Cycles of Collective Action
Origins of a Spontaneous Revolution
Voting and Protesting
The Dynamics of Informational Cascades
Contentious Politics in New Democracies
Civil Society and the Legacies of Dictatorship
Democracy in Transition
Beyond the Ballot Box
How Civil Society Matters in Democratization
Generation, Age, and Time
A Mixed Models Approach to the Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Repeated Cross-Section Surveys, with an Application to Data on Trends in Verbal Test Scores
Mind the Protest Gap
Political Opportunity Structures and Political Protest
A Social Movement Generation
A generational model of political learning
Communist socialization and post-communist economic and political attitudes
Residues of a Movement
Beyond SES
The Conditions of Protest Behavior in American Cities
Social Movement Spillover
Coming to Grips with a Changing Class Structure
Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Repeated Cross-Section Surveys
Resource Mobilization and Social Movements
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |