The dynamics of political protest: Feedback effects and interdependence in the explanation of protest participation

European Sociological Review

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-109

  Opp, Karl Dieter ^a   Kittel, Bernhard ^b  

^a Institut für Sozialwissenschaften ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 77049118046     PISSN: 02667215     EISSN: 14682672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/esr/jcp008     Document Type: Article

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