%0 Journal Article %1 lahusen2015beyond %A Lahusen, Christian %A Bleckmann, Lisa %D 2015 %J German Politics %K 2015 EVS EVS2008 EVS_input2015 FDZ_IUP SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked english indexproved input2015 review_proved reviewed %N 3 %P 402-426 %R 10.1080/09644008.2015.1060414 %T Beyond the Ballot Box: Changing Patterns of Political Protest Participation in Germany (1974–2008) %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2015.1060414 %V 24 %X This article deals with the development of ‘unconventional’ political participation in Germany between 1974 and 2008. Our aim is to describe empirically the evolution of protest actions across time and differences between east and west. Moreover, we strive to unveil explanatory factors by analysing data from the Political Action Survey (1974/75) and the European Values Study (2008) in regard to lawful demonstrations. For this purpose, we draw on scholarly writing and test the causal effects of socio-demographic, social-structural and attitudinal factors. Our findings show that participation in lawful protest forms is not anymore a minoritarian, exceptional or unconventional act of political claims making, but a normal aspect of political behaviour. Demonstrations do not recruit exclusively a specific constituency with a clear social profile, but rather citizens from different social backgrounds and orientations. Moreover, our data suggest a gradual convergence between East and West Germany.

@article{lahusen2015beyond, abstract = { This article deals with the development of ‘unconventional’ political participation in Germany between 1974 and 2008. Our aim is to describe empirically the evolution of protest actions across time and differences between east and west. Moreover, we strive to unveil explanatory factors by analysing data from the Political Action Survey (1974/75) and the European Values Study (2008) in regard to lawful demonstrations. For this purpose, we draw on scholarly writing and test the causal effects of socio-demographic, social-structural and attitudinal factors. Our findings show that participation in lawful protest forms is not anymore a minoritarian, exceptional or unconventional act of political claims making, but a normal aspect of political behaviour. Demonstrations do not recruit exclusively a specific constituency with a clear social profile, but rather citizens from different social backgrounds and orientations. Moreover, our data suggest a gradual convergence between East and West Germany. }, added-at = {2019-03-20T18:49:19.000+0100}, author = {Lahusen, Christian and Bleckmann, Lisa}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d9095fd0d7561308fe6385c6442d19d6/gesis_dump}, doi = {10.1080/09644008.2015.1060414}, eprint = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2015.1060414}, interhash = {692afa21331b6c7528f2800d59cabbdf}, intrahash = {d9095fd0d7561308fe6385c6442d19d6}, journal = {German Politics}, keywords = {2015 EVS EVS2008 EVS_input2015 FDZ_IUP SCOPUSindexed SSCIindexed article checked english indexproved input2015 review_proved reviewed}, note = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2015.1060414. (EVS)}, number = 3, pages = {402-426}, tagadata-svko-dda-test = {10923}, tagadata-svkoddatest2 = {10916}, timestamp = {2019-10-01T13:01:33.000+0200}, title = {Beyond the Ballot Box: Changing Patterns of Political Protest Participation in Germany (1974–2008)}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2015.1060414}, volume = 24, year = 2015 }