The (R)evolution Is Dead, Long Live the (r)evolution!. Issue 2 (1st December 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ritter, Daniel P.
• Is Part Of: Contention. Volume 7:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 100
• Page End: 107
• Publication Date: 2019-12-01
• Subjects: debate -- regime change -- revolutions -- social change -- unarmed struggle; Protest movements -- Periodicals; Protest movements; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 322.4
• DOI: 10.3167/cont.2019.070206
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2330-1392

Abstract

Abstract : Responding to the debate that was carried on in recent issues of this journal, this article argues that the era of revolutions is not by any means over, but that an "evolution of revolution" has occurred over the past few decades that has fundamentally transformed what revolutions are. This development forces us to rethink how we approach revolutions as sociological phenomena. Instead of employing strict definitions that make sharp distinctions between revolutions and nonrevolutions, we are better served by more inclusive approaches to revolutionary change. The article outlines some of the ways in which revolutions have evolved and how we might go about understanding them.