Replication Data for: The Strategy of Protest Against Covid-19 Containment Policies in Germany

Most protest against Covid-19 containment policies in Germany is organized. We suggest that the organization of protest events aims at gaining visibility and at keeping the movement alive and growing. For this purpose, successful mobilization of its support base into visible protest events and media attention are strategically important. We show how electoral strength of mainstream political parties, the state and the dynamics of the pandemic, and the stringency of containment policies inform the timing and location of protest events. We test the predictions of our theory by analyzing the number of protest events taking place each month over the period March 2020 to January 2021 in 401 German districts. We find robust support for our predictions with some notable differences in the magnitude and determinants of protest between districts in Western and Eastern Germany.