Rational Choice in Collective Protests

Anthony R. Oberschall
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Anthony R. Oberschall: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rationality and Society, 1994, vol. 6, issue 1, 79-100

Abstract: A rational choice (RC) formulation of value-expectancy theory of participation in collective protests is described and applied to East German popular protests against the Communist regime in 1989. The heart of the RC model is a production function for collective good attainment, an assurance process that overcomes free rider tendencies and strategic interaction based on expectations.

Date: 1994
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