Almost anyone writing on the subject of revolution today will remember having read John Dunn’s Modern Revolutions (1972, 1989 ). The book, published before Dunn was appointed a lecturer at Cambridge, went on to meet with immense success
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The End of Revolution, and Its Means
Processual and Programmatic Approaches to Revolution in the Epoch of Revolution Debate
Benjamin Abrams
approaches to revolution today, including the work of Theda Skocpol (1979: xvi, 290 ) and Eric Selbin (2010) . What rapidly became apparent to me during the interview process was a sense of why scholars like Skocpol and Selbin would find Dunn a compelling
Jodi Dean
no longer seemed the province of capital. They were a commons, available to anyone. State command ceased to have a hold. In “Left-wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder,” Lenin sets out the fundamental law of revolution. He writes: for a
In Democratic Theory
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2020
- Article Type:
- Article Commentary
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- 41–46 (6 total)
Family Life in Tunisia after the Revolution of 2011
Two Women and Two Men in a Changing Time
Irene Maffi
society in its diversity, 4 they nevertheless allow insight into a specific sector of it and help understand the effects of the revolution of 2011 on family structures and individual trajectories. The Impact of the Revolution of 2011 on Women
In Anthropology of the Middle East
- Published (Print):
- 01 Dec 2017
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 60–77 (18 total)
Mathijs Pelkmans
This essay reviews the revolutionary situations that recently emerged in the post-Soviet world, focusing on the 'Tulip Revolution' in Kyrgyzstan. Observers were quick to explain this revolution in terms of democratic resistance to authoritarianism. This view is particularly problematic given that Kyrgyzstan was among the 'fast reformers' in the region and made its name as an 'island of democracy'. Instead of assuming that problems started when the country digressed from the ideals of liberal democracy, this essay argues that democratic reform and market-led development generated both the space and motivations for revolutionary action. Democratic reforms created the possibility of political dissent, while neo-liberal policies resulted in economic decline and social dislocations in which a temporary coalition between rural poor and dissenting political leaders was born.
Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild
Two of the earliest women's suffrage victories were achieved in the Russian Empire, in Finland and Russia, as a result of wars and revolutions. Their significance has been largely ignored, yet study of these achievements challenges the standard paradigms about the conditions (struggle within a democracy, geographic location on the 'periphery'), which favoured early suffrage breakthroughs. This article analyses the particular circumstances in Finland and Russia, which, in a relatively short amount of time, broke down resistance to giving women the vote. An examination of the events surrounding the February 1917 Russian Revolution, which toppled the Tsar, demonstrates the significant role of women in initiating and furthering the revolutionary momentum as well as fighting for their own rights. Both the Finns and the Russians pioneered in extending the legacies of the French and American Revolutions to include women.
Daniel P. Ritter
The debate between John Dunn and Hugo Slim, masterfully moderated by Benjamin Abrams, raises important—perhaps even existential—questions about revolutions and the scholarly study thereof ( Abrams 2018 ; Abrams and Dunn 2017 ; Dunn 2018 ; Slim
Regime Collapse and Revolution
A Response to John Dunn
Hugo Slim
It was a pleasure to read Benjamin Abrams’s interview with John Dunn in the winter 2017 issue of Contention . Dunn’s insight into modern revolutions is extremely valuable, but his determination to limit revolutions to a broadly socialist
Spatial Patterns of Thermidor
Protest and Voting in East Germany’s Revolution, 1989-1990
Marko Grdešić
the revolution, its most dramatic moments such as the fall of the Wall, and the subsequent malaise, disappointment and resentment that took hold in the new Bundesländer, the link between revolutionary protest and voting has not been investigated in
In German Politics and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2016
- Article Type:
- Research Article
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- 17–35 (19 total)
Invisible Veterans
Defeated Militants and Enduring Revolutionary Social Values in Dhufar, Oman
Alice Wilson
revolution, including the promotion of social egalitarianism, evident in education, social, and marriage policies ( Takriti 2013: 107–131 ). The ideological and practical support for the Front from combatants and noncombatants blurs the boundaries between
In Conflict and Society
- Published (Print):
- 01 Jun 2019
- Article Type:
- Research Article
- Pages:
- 132–149 (18 total)