TY - JOUR A1 - Class, Fabian A1 - Köhler, Ulrich A1 - Krawietz, Marian T1 - The Potsdam Grievance Statistics File T2 - Historical Methods N2 - The newly collected Potsdam Grievance Statistics File (PGSF) holds data on the number and topics of grievances (Eingaben) that were addressed to local authorities of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in the years 1970 to 1989. The PGSF allows quantitative analyses on topics such as participation, quality of life, and value change in the German Democratic Republic. This paper introduces the concepts of the data set and discusses the validity of its contents. KW - Potsdam Grievance Statistics File (PGSF) KW - German Democratic Republic (GDR) KW - Eingaben KW - Participation KW - Quality of Life Y1 - 2018 UR - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/54515 SN - 0161-5440 SN - 1940-1906 VL - 51 IS - 2 SP - 92 EP - 114 PB - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group CY - Abingdon ER -