A critical and comparative reexamination of the East German revolution of 1989 and its aftermath, suggesting which causal mechanisms account for the collapse of the East German state and German reunification.
A critical and comparative reexamination of the East German revolution of 1989 and its aftermath, suggesting which causal mechanisms account for the collapse of the East German state and German reunification.
Illustrations ix Preface and Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 1. Exit-Voice Dynamics and Collective Action 14 2. Blocked Voice, Demobilization, and the Crisis of East German Communism 31 3. No Exit: The Niche Society and the Limits of Coercive Surveillance 61 4. Dona Nobis Pacem: Political Subcultures, the Church, and the Birth of Dissident Voice 81 5. Triggering Insurgent Voice: The Exiting Crisis and the Rebellion against Communism 107 6. Fight or Flight? A Statistical Evaluation of Exit-Voice Dynamics in the East German Revolution 142 7. Why Was There No “Chinese Solution” in the GDR? 165 8. Activists of the First Hour: New Forum and the Mobilization of Reformist Voice 190 9. Reunification as the Collective Exit from Socialism 224 Conclusion 254 Appendix: Quantitative Data and the Statistical Analysis of County-Level Exit and Voice Relationships 267 Notes 275 Bibliography 299 Index 325
Illustrations ix Preface and Acknowledgements xi Introduction 1 1. Exit-Voice Dynamics and Collective Action 14 2. Blocked Voice, Demobilization, and the Crisis of East German Communism 31 3. No Exit: The Niche Society and the Limits of Coercive Surveillance 61 4. Dona Nobis Pacem: Political Subcultures, the Church, and the Birth of Dissident Voice 81 5. Triggering Insurgent Voice: The Exiting Crisis and the Rebellion against Communism 107 6. Fight or Flight? A Statistical Evaluation of Exit-Voice Dynamics in the East German Revolution 142 7. Why Was There No “Chinese Solution” in the GDR? 165 8. Activists of the First Hour: New Forum and the Mobilization of Reformist Voice 190 9. Reunification as the Collective Exit from Socialism 224 Conclusion 254 Appendix: Quantitative Data and the Statistical Analysis of County-Level Exit and Voice Relationships 267 Notes 275 Bibliography 299 Index 325
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