Politik er (næsten) ligegyldigt for demonstrationer

Kurrild-Klitgaard, Peter (2014): Politik er (næsten) ligegyldigt for demonstrationer. Forthcoming in: Politologisk Årbog No. 2014 (2014)

Abstract

The paper communicates the essence of the findings of a study influencing participation in May Day demonstrations in Copenhagen 1980-2013. Political factors seem irrelevant for predicting the level of turn-out at May Day demonstrations. The most important factors are the weather conditions.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Politics is (almost) irrelevant in demonstrations
• Language: Danish
• Keywords: collective action; public choice; demonstrations
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H4 - Publicly Provided Goods; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology

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