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Protest Events in the Federal Republic of Germany 1950-1993

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA2971 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.2971
Abstract: Content analysis recording of protest events in the territory of the Federal Republic and since 1980 for the territory of the GDR. Topics: point in time and weekday of the protest; length of the protest; report source; page in the newspaper; extent of report; origin of the report; number of reports and comments on the protest; area of mobilizing the protest; primary place of the protest; number of participants according to articles, organizers and the police; involved supporters, groups and organizations; initiator of the protest; official emphasis on individual persons; political location of ... more

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.1950 - 12.1993
Geographic coverage: Germany (DE)
Universe: Sample of all Monday editions of the daily newspapers ´Sueddeutsche Zeitung´ and ´Frankfurter Rundschau´ as well as all editions every fourth week
Number of Units: 7929
Sampling Procedure: Totalerhebung
Mode of Data Collection: Content analysis of daily newspapers
Data Collector: Wissenschaftszentrum, Berlin
Analysis System(s): SPSS
Number of Variables: 198
Notes: The data set contains the complete protests (1950-1993) on all weekends (surveyed through the Monday editions) and the protests on working days every fourth week of 1980-1993 (surveyed through the weekday editions).

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Neidhardt, Friedhelm - Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin | Rucht, Dieter - Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin
Publication year: 1998
DOI: 10.4232/1.2971
Study number: ZA2971
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.2971
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Reference publications

Publications: Rucht, Dieter; Ohlemacher, Thomas: Protest Event Data: Collection, Uses and Perspectives. In: Diani, Mario; Eyermann, Ron (eds.): Studying Collective Action. London: SAGE 1992, S. 76-106. (SAGE Modern Politics Series Volume 30)
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Neidhardt, Friedhelm, & Rucht, Dieter (1998). Protest Events in the Federal Republic of Germany 1950-1993. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA2971 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.2971.

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