The 'Velvet Revolution' and the Limits of Rational Choice Models

Saxonberg, Steven

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dc.contributor.author	Saxonberg, Steven	de
dc.date.accessioned	2009-03-09T11:28:00Z	de
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-29T22:45:36Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-29T22:45:36Z
dc.date.issued	1999	de
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/5433
dc.description.abstract	Examines the limitations of two rational choice models in explaining the Velvet Revolution in the former Czechoslovakia, based in part on 1992/93 interviews with former student leaders & civic forum activists. Two important conclusions are reached: (1) In nonviolent revolutions such as that in Czechoslovakia, the main collective action problem for political entrepreneurs is communication, rather than collective incentives. (2) Rationalist models need to take into account the time factor, because the utility of participating in a revolution can vary over time.	en
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Politikwissenschaft	de
dc.subject.ddc	Political science	en
dc.subject.other	Rational Choice
dc.subject.other	Czechoslovakia
dc.subject.other	Social Revolution
dc.subject.other	Collective Action
dc.subject.other	Communication
dc.subject.other	Youth Movements
dc.subject.other	Social Participation
dc.title	The 'Velvet Revolution' and the Limits of Rational Choice Models	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet	de
dc.description.review	reviewed	en
dc.source.journal	Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review	de
dc.source.volume	7	de
dc.publisher.country	MISC
dc.source.issue	1	de
dc.subject.classoz	Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture	en
dc.subject.classoz	politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur	de
dc.identifier.urn	urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54333	de
dc.date.modified	2009-03-18T10:35:00Z	de
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung	de
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications	en
ssoar.gesis.collection	SOLIS;ADIS	de
internal.status	3	de
dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.rights.copyright	t	de
dc.source.pageinfo	23-36
internal.identifier.classoz	10504
internal.identifier.document	32
internal.identifier.ddc	320
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
internal.identifier.licence	3
internal.identifier.pubstatus	1
internal.identifier.review	2
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