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The strategy of protest against Covid-19 containment policies in Germany
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Abstract Objectives: The article analyzes the epidemiological and political logics of protest against containment policies in Germany. To maximize the mobilization potential, protest organizers organize more protest events when Covid-19 mortality rates are low, the stringency of containment policies is high,... view more
Objectives: The article analyzes the epidemiological and political logics of protest against containment policies in Germany. To maximize the mobilization potential, protest organizers organize more protest events when Covid-19 mortality rates are low, the stringency of containment policies is high, and in districts in which the vote share of mainstream parties is traditionally low. Method: Using a negative binomial model, we analyze the number of protest events in a sample of 401 German districts over the period from March to May 2020. Results: We find robust positive predicted effects of the stringency of containment policies and negative predicted effects for the mortality rate and the strengths of mainstream parties. Conclusion: We interpret these findings as evidence of the strategic behavior of protest organizers that target protest participation and mobilization to keep the movement alive and potentially grow it.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; epidemic; contagious disease; protest; mortality; containment policy; political movement; party
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Health Policy
Free Keywords
Corona; Covid-19; Coronavirus; Politbarometer
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 2236-2250
Journal
Social Science Quarterly, 102 (2021) 5
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/ssqu.13066
ISSN
1540-6237
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0