Protest in unlikely times: dynamics of collective mobilization in Europe during the COVID-19 crisis

Kriesi, Hanspeter; Oană, Ioana-Elena

doi:10.1080/13501763.2022.2140819

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“…In the past, social crises have regularly acted as catalysts for social conflicts by increasing the number of protests. A recent example are the protests against measures to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, which were particularly large in Germany (Kriesi and Oana 2022). Also, the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine immediately sparked a social and political mobilization in Germany: Civil society engagement increased and almost seven percent of the German population took part in peace demonstrations (Höltmann et al 2022).…”

Section: Results and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Rising Energy prizes and protest potential – Who are those willing to act?

Steinhilper¹,

Jacobsen²,

Dollmann³

et al. 2023

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The exploding energy prices because of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine are at the top of the political agenda in Europe. Due to the high levels of inflation and the associated social and economic hardships for the population, it has been expected that the energy crisis would spark contention and result in mass protest. Based on a representative population survey in Germany, we investigate the current level of protest potential and how this potential is related to socio-demographic characteristics and political factors. Our analyses show that around every fourth respondent can imagine protesting because of the high energy prices. Our data suggests a strong mobilization potential for the radical right and an intersection of various conflicts. Among people who would vote for the AfD, the protest potential is almost twice as high as in the general population. In addition, the data depicts that those respondents who have protested against governmental corona measures in the past are three times more likely to protest in the energy crisis than the rest of the population.

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Section: Results and Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Rising Energy prizes and protest potential – Who are those willing to act?

Steinhilper¹,

Jacobsen²,

Dollmann³

et al. 2023

Preprint

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“…The sample of the current study was German and cultural differences might limit the generalization of the results. For example, Kriesi and Oana (2023) found that even though the preventive measures implemented by the government of France and Germany were similar, in Germany were more protests compared to France. Another factor shown to influence compliance with preventive measures is collectivism versus individualism.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ambivalence Toward the Implementation of Preventive Measures in (Un-)Vaccinated German Citizens

Hahn,

Walther

2023

European Journal of Health Psychology

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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life around the world. To fight the pandemic, preventive measures were implemented. Despite being accepted by a majority of citizens in Germany, these measures elicited fierce protest from others. It seems that people either like or dislike them. Given the immense complexity of the topic, it is also likely that people hold ambivalent attitudes (i.e., simultaneously positive and negative). Aims: The purpose of this study is to explore ambivalence toward the (non-)implementation of preventive measures in vaccinated and unvaccinated German citizens. Method: Vaccinated ( N = 136) and unvaccinated ( N = 170) participants indicated their positivity, negativity and experienced ambivalence toward the (non-)implementation of preventive measures (e.g., mask mandatory). Results: The structure of positive and negative evaluations (i.e., objective ambivalence) indicates that unvaccinated people are more univalent (negative) and vaccinated people are neutral toward the preventive measures. Interestingly, results indicate a dissociation between objective ambivalence and experienced ambivalence. Limitation: The results are limited by the measurement choice, data collection time, and sample. Conclusion: The findings indicate that the experienced ambivalence increases with increasing personal costs. Implications for behavior change interventions and health psychology are discussed.

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“…The survey of Bauhr and Charron finds that public support for EU fiscal redistribution in response to the Covid‐19 crisis was associated with cosmopolitan values and support for European integration rather than material concerns and utilitarian factors, such as the personal costs incurred by the pandemic or anticipated benefits from EU funds (Bauhr and Charron 2021). Member state governments were not constrained by the mobilization of right‐wing populist parties that refrained from turning the politicization of the national policies to fight the pandemic and their effects on public health, the economy and individual rights against the strengthening of the EU's fiscal and public health related powers (Kriesi and Oana 2023, pp. 743–745, 753; Quaglia and Verdun 2023b, p. 604).…”

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European Integration and the War in Ukraine: Just Another Crisis?

Börzel

2023

J of Common Market Studies

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Protest in unlikely times: dynamics of collective mobilization in Europe during the COVID-19 crisis

Cited by 19 publications

References 32 publications

Rising Energy prizes and protest potential – Who are those willing to act?

Rising Energy prizes and protest potential – Who are those willing to act?

Ambivalence Toward the Implementation of Preventive Measures in (Un-)Vaccinated German Citizens

European Integration and the War in Ukraine: Just Another Crisis?

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