Exit-Voice Dynamics and the Collapse of East Germany
The Crisis of Leninism and the Revolution of 1989
1st Edition
Published on 10. July 2006
352 pages
978-0-8223-8792-3 (ISBN)
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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.
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Steven Pfaff
Exit-Voice Dynamics and the Collapse of East Germany
The Crisis of Leninism and the Revolution of 1989
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Duke University Press
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Exit-Voice Dynamics and the Collapse of East Germany
The Crisis of Leninism and the Revolution of 1989
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07/2006
Duke University Press
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Steven Pfaff is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Content
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
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
