German responses to regime change
Culture, class, economy or context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7423014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Rose (0000-0002-6603-1067, Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft), Edward C Page (0000-0002-7117-3342, University of Hull) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-27 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402389608425118 |
| OpenAlex | W2018496931 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 34 |
How have Germans, East and West, responded to dramatic changes in their political and economic regimes resulting from re‐unification? Since every German has lived under at least two regimes, evaluations of the present are made in the light of experience of their previous regime, the pre‐unification Federal Republic or the German Democratic Republic. This article analyses the 1993 German Re‐Unification Survey to test the extent to which Germans have shown a common response, as implied by theories of pan‐German culture or, in the case of the GDR, that Sovietisation matters. In both parts of Germany, people are divided. It then tests three competing hypotheses about the causes of differing evaluations of regime change. At first glance, economic costs and benefits appear most important. But a causal model shows that context ‐ evaluating regimes in the light of experience of the GDR or the Federal Republic ‐is most important, indirectly and directly. A follow up survey shows that positive responses are increasing in both parts of Germany
Context (archaeology · Democracy · Economics · Economy · Federal republic · German · German economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Regime change · Unification · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European history and politics · History · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Political and economic elites in the transformation process in eastern Germany
Demokratische Einstellungen in einem Land ohne demokratische Traditionen? Die Unterstützung der Demokratie in den neuen Bundesländern im Ost-West-Vergleich
After the GDR
Democracy and Enlarging the European Union Eastwards
The Gendering State and Citizens' Attitudes toward Women's Roles
The impact of a ready‐made state
Post‐unification dissatisfaction, or why are so many East Germans unhappy with the new political system
Citizenship and Nationhood in France and Germany
Political Change in Britain
A systems analysis of political life
Political Change in Britain
Germany
The Founding of the Federal Republic of Germany
The Founding of the Federal Republic of Germany
Hegel's Philosophy of Right
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Roots of German Nationalism
German Democratic Republic
Transitions to Democracy
Democracy and Enlarging the European Union Eastwards
Transition to Democracy—or Anschluss ? The Two Germanies and Europe
Exit, Voice, and the Fate of the German Democratic Republic
Democratic Values and the Transformation of the Soviet Union
Perceived Political Freedom in the Soviet Union
Generational Effects on Attitudes to Communist Regimes
The Remaking of the German Party System
No Exit
Escaping from Absolute Dissatisfaction
The process of regime change in East Germany
The Wall after the Wall
Trajectories of Fear and Hope
Communists and Democrats
Sociotropic Politics
Transitions to Democracy
Cohorts, Regimes, and the Legitimation of Democracy
The Logic of Social Inquiry
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2006 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |