Exit-Voice Dynamics and the Collapse of East Germany: The Crisis of Leninism and the Revolution of 1989

The book's statistical analysis of protest data from counties and municipalities in East Germany tests hypotheses concerning the influence on protest of church networks, underground opposition literature, proximity to the East German border, density of party organization, and the regime's...

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Published in:Contemporary sociology (Washington) 2007, Vol.36 (5), p.469-470
Main Author: Glenn, John K.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Collective action
Communism
Demonstrations & protests
Emigration
Politics and the State
Religion
Sociology
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Summary:The book's statistical analysis of protest data from counties and municipalities in East Germany tests hypotheses concerning the influence on protest of church networks, underground opposition literature, proximity to the East German border, density of party organization, and the regime's ability to provide economic rewards. Pfaff s book embodies the virtues of combining methodologies in the study of collective action and revolutions, employing narrative comparison with archival data as well as regression analysis to evaluate correlations between explanatory variables and outcomes.
ISSN:0094-3061
1939-8638
DOI:10.1177/009430610703600538