Government Stance and Internal Diversity of Protest: A Comparative Study of Protest against the War in Iraq in Eight Countries

Autor/inn/en	Walgrave, Stefaan; Verhulst, Joris
Titel	Government Stance and Internal Diversity of Protest: A Comparative Study of Protest against the War in Iraq in Eight Countries
Quelle	In: Social Forces, 87 (2009) 3, S.1355-1387 (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-7732
Schlagwörter	Context Effect; Foreign Countries; Comparative Education; War; Political Attitudes; Political Issues; Political Influences; Activism; Public Policy; Ethnic Diversity; Public Opinion; Consciousness Raising; Attribution Theory; Population Distribution; Belgium; Germany; Iraq; Italy; Netherlands; Spain; Switzerland; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Krieg; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Politischer Faktor; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Öffentliche Ordnung; Öffentliche Meinung; Bewusstseinsbildung; Demographical distribution; Bevölkerungsverteilung; Belgien; Deutschland; Irak; Italien; Niederlande; Spanien; Schweiz; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	This study tackles the question to what extent the composition of protest events is determined by the stance of governments. Established contextual theories do not formulate propositions on how context affects individual protesters. The article engages in empirically testing whether the macro-context affects the internal diversity of the crowds that took to the streets on Feb. 15, 2003, the massive day of protest against the upcoming war on Iraq. Drawing on a survey of 6,753 individual demonstrators in eight countries, we find that the composition of the marches is determined by the stance of the government and the opposition in the countries at stake. Apart from government stance, also the support in public opinion and the type of mobilization (media support) matter for internal diversity. (Contains 10 tables, 2 figures, and 7 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10