Die empirische Studie gibt erstmals einen umfassenden Überblick über die politischen Potentiale des Corona-Protests in Deutschland. Basierend auf Umfragedaten zeigt sie, dass dieser Protest ein erhebliches und relativ stabiles Mobilisierungspotenzial in der deutschen Bevölkerung besitzt....

Despite the voluminous literature on the ‘normalisation of protest’, the protest arena is seen as a bastion of left-wing mobilisation. While citizens on the left readily turn to the streets, citizens on the right only settle for it as a ‘second best option’. However, most studies are...

The article provides the first large-scale study of protest activities by political parties. The empirical analysis draws on original protest event data for 30 European countries based on semi-automated coding of news agencies. The article innovates by (a) proposing a standardized indicator for...

Polarisation over cultural issues and the emergence of radical, often populist, challenger parties indicate a fundamental restructuring of political conflict in Western Europe. The emerging divide crosscuts and, in part, reshapes older cleavages. This special issue introduction highlights how...

Measures to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic have put a sudden halt to street protests and other forms of citizen involvement in Europe. At the same time, the pandemic has increased the need for solidarity, motivating citizens to become involved on behalf of people at risk and the vulnerable more...

Die empirische Studie gibt erstmals einen umfassenden Überblick über die politischen Potentiale des Corona-Protests in Deutschland. Basierend auf Umfragedaten zeigt sie, dass dieser Protest ein erhebliches und relativ stabiles Mobilisierungspotenzial in der deutschen Bevölkerung besitzt....