Mark Beissinger on Contemporary Urban Civic Revolutions

I think the revolutionary process has become somewhat less consequential in some ways. The ability to bring about substantive change in the wake of revolution has deteriorated for one thing. We've gained certain things as well. I mean, revolutions are no longer as violent as they once were. They're more frequent than they once were, almost more normal in terms of being part of the political landscape in a way that they were not in the past.Mark BeissingerA full transcript is available at www.democracyparadox.com.Mark Beissinger is a professor of politics at Princeton University and the author of the new book The Revolutionary City: Urbanization and the Global Transformation of Rebellion.Support Democracy Paradox on Patreon for bonus episodes and exclusive updates and information. Key HighlightsAn Account of the Orange Revolution in UkraineDescription of Urban Civic RevolutionsWhy are Revolutions more Successful than in the Past?Why are Revolutions Less Violent?How do Revolutions Continue to Change?Key LinksThe Revolutionary City: Urbanization and the Global Transformation of Rebellion by Mark BeissingerLearn more about Mark Beissinger at Princeton UniversityLearn more about Mark Beissinger at WikipediaDemocracy Paradox PodcastErica Chenoweth on Civil ResistanceGeorge Lawson on RevolutionMore Episodes from the PodcastMore InformationDemocracy GroupApes of the State created all MusicEmail the show at [email protected] on Twitter @DemParadox100 Books on DemocracyLearn more about the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at https://kellogg.nd.edu/ Support the show

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