POLI 227 Study Guide - Final Guide: Precondition, Great Depression, Moral Economy
19 Sep 2017
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Defining revolution: violent transfer of political power. Insurgency - armed rebels against government: violent transfer of political power and fundamental social transformation, e. g. French revolution (1789: comprehensive political and socio-economic change (handleman) Why, where, and when do revolutions occur? (conditions) Insurrections starts in distant areas of provinces (mountains, jungles, forests) Syrian revolution: a lot of urban protests crushed by. Assad regime, move to uprising in peripheral areas. Coalitions of revolutionary parties (not just one: e. g. Iranian revolution to overthrow shah: leftists, marxists, islamists only. One revolutionary party) agreeing on desire to take out shah: didn"t think about who would take power after, after overthrow leader of revolution - Fln in algeria: fln did not accept other anti-french nationalists, have to be powerful to enforce this, guarantees the parties transfer to power after revolution, you are the only revolutionary actor in that case.
