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Baule, Tim:
A Structural Account of Protest Occurrence : Evidence from the US.
Bayreuth, Germany
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2024
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Abstract
The occurrence of protests is regularly linked to a variety of structural conditions, i.e., socio-political characteristics. These are usually quantified using proxy or multiple variables. However, these approaches complicate comparing effect sizes and investigating interdependencies. In this paper, I address these pitfalls by objectively quantifying four structural conditions – grievances, resources, political opportunities, and personalities – using principal component analysis on the US county level from 2017 to 2021. The quantification allows for constructing a model with interaction and square terms, enabling the investigation of each structural condition’s effect individually and in a given context. The results are threefold: (1) Resources have the largest effect on protests, followed by personalities, political opportunities, and grievances. (2) Context greatly influences how structural conditions impact protests; e.g., grievances have a substantially larger effect when political opportunities exist. (3) Grievances increase the chance of violent protests, while personalities and political opportunities foster nonviolent protests.
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| Item Type: | Preprint, postprint |
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| Keywords: | Protests; Demonstrations; Structural Conditions; Protest Violence; Protest
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| DDC Subjects: | 300 Social sciences > 320 Political science 300 Social sciences > 330 Economics |
| Institutions of the University: | Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics > Chair Economics V - Institutional Economics > Chair Economics V - Institutional Economics - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Martin Leschke Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics Faculties > Faculty of Law, Business and Economics > Department of Economics > Chair Economics V - Institutional Economics |
| Language: | English |
| Originates at UBT: | Yes |
| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-epub-7846-5 |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2024 11:50 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2024 11:54 |
| URI: | https://epub.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/7846 |
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