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Apr 26, 2024
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PSCI 347 - Seminar in Comparative Revolutions4 credits
This course is an expansive investigation into how revolution has been conceptualized across nearly 100 years of research in the social sciences. The course will compare theories on when, why, and under what conditions various types of revolution occur in the context of studying a wide variety of revolutionary movements. We also ask why some revolutions fail while others don’t. We look at structural reasons, economic pressures, cultural frameworks, the impact of external interests in a country’s stability, and role of ideology in revolution. We end with a discussion of the nature of revolution in light of current ‘revolts’ ‘rebellions’ ‘social movements’ and ‘uprisings’ that span the mid-2Oth century to the present. This course will bring together a number of theoretical strands in the discipline including political economy, state-society relations, the international setting, state-building, state-failure, and the role of culture in politics as frameworks for understanding the nature of revolution. Enrollment limited to juniors and seniors. Offered spring semester in alternate years.
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