Protests in Germany 2000–2020. A dataset based on local protest event data in Bremen, Dresden, Leipzig, and Stuttgart

In exploring protest dynamics, Protest Event Analysis (PEA) has proven an indispensable analytical tool. Most existing PEA datasets, however, rely on national newspapers. This article introduces a local PEA dataset ProLoc based on local newspapers in four German cities (2000-2020). We show how this dataset with its 8,190 events allows a more detailed look into trends in protest mobilisation than the national perspective. In particular, we show issue trends at the local level that differ from those identified at the national-level. Furthermore, the ProLoc dataset enables comparison of local contexts of protests.