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The strategy of protest against Covid-19 containment policies in Germany #MMPMID34908611
Plumper T; Neumayer E; Pfaff KG
Soc Sci Q 2021[Sep]; 102 (5): 2236-2250 PMID34908611show ga
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.