The Impact of Key Figures on the Formation and Stabilization of Social Movements: The Independent Peace Movement in East Germany

By analyzing key figures of the GDR peace movement, this article illustrates that the conceptualization of social movements should be conducted in a differentiated manner. Based on empirical research of continuous activism in the peace movement, the paper identifies typical functional key figures at...

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Main Author: Alexander Leistner
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: FQS 2011-05-01
Series:Forum: Qualitative Social Research
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Online Access:http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1682