TY - JOUR
T1 - Escape from the GDR, 1961-1989
T2 - Hybrid exit repertoires in a disintegrating Leninist regime
AU - Mueller, Carol
PY - 1999/11
Y1 - 1999/11
N2 - Leading theorists contend that "exit" and its many manifestations do not fit the "contentious collective action" model. This article argues, however, that exit is frequently the only collective action available to average people in authoritarian regimes. In such regimes, collective exit may take a variety of forms, hybridized here from the elements of traditional and modern repertoires under varying conditions of opportunity and framing. Descriptions of hybrid exit episodes from the German Democratic Republic, 1961-89, are based on annual reports by Amnesty International, on secondary sources before 1989, and, primarily, on accounts from six international presses for 1989.
AB - Leading theorists contend that "exit" and its many manifestations do not fit the "contentious collective action" model. This article argues, however, that exit is frequently the only collective action available to average people in authoritarian regimes. In such regimes, collective exit may take a variety of forms, hybridized here from the elements of traditional and modern repertoires under varying conditions of opportunity and framing. Descriptions of hybrid exit episodes from the German Democratic Republic, 1961-89, are based on annual reports by Amnesty International, on secondary sources before 1989, and, primarily, on accounts from six international presses for 1989.
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U2 - 10.1086/210358
DO - 10.1086/210358
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0040757532
SN - 0002-9602
VL - 105
SP - 697
EP - 735
JO - American Journal of Sociology
JF - American Journal of Sociology
IS - 3
ER -