When Change Is Not Enough: Seven Steps to Revolution

Way back in 1962, Caltech sociologist James C. Davies published an article in the American Sociological Review that summarized the conditions that determine how and when modern political revolutions occur. Intriguingly, Davies cited another scholar, Crane Brinton, who laid out seven "tentative uniformities" that he argued were the common precursors that set the stage for the Puritan, American, French, and Russian revolutions. As I read Davies' argument, it ... Full Story »

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by Dwight Rousu - Oct. 1, 2008

This is an interesting read. What is the continuum from the status quo, to change, to revolution? If past precursors exist, do they necessarily lead to the same eventualities as in the past?

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