Revolutions

Question 1

Marxist

Answer 1

Proles overthrow the Bourgeoisie 
(MARX, ENGLES)
1-government change
2-sustained mobilization
3-violence
4-social class structure =>economic/social policy change
5-longterm effects
6-rapid and drastic

Question 2

Relative Deprivation

Answer 2

J-Curve: a gap between expectations and reality of satisfaction
DAVIES, GURR

Question 3

State Centered Theory

Answer 3

1-international trigger
2-peasants have to have a degree of solidarity and autonomy
3-Urban elite
4-weak state
SKOCPOL

Question 4

Misery breeds revolt

Answer 4

when people are unhappy, they tend to revolt, and revolution happens.

Question 5

Vanguard “foco” theory

Answer 5

a leader is the geographical center of revolution

Question 6

Russian Revolution

Answer 6

State Centered Theory
1-internatinoal trigger-lost the Japanese-Russo War
2-Urban Elite
3-weak state= gov couldn’t repress the peasants
4-peasents-released from the feudal system

Question 7

Nicaragua

Answer 7

State Centered Theory
1-peasants-when the Somoza Regime was corrupted, they mobilized against it
2-Urban Elite
3-International Trigger-the US withdrew their support from the country (financial)
4-weak state-when the US left, the Somoza wasn’t able to hold off the sandinistas

Question 8

Limitations of the Relative Deprivation Theory

Answer 8

there is no exact point/level of “deprivation” for revolutions to start at

Question 9

Limitations to Misery Breeds Revolt Theory

Answer 9

there is no proof for this theory
There are always alternate explanations besides “misery” to explain a revolution
there is always poverty-we should be in a constant revolt

Question 10

Limitation to Vanguard “foco” theory

Answer 10

Leaders are only catalysts to revolution

implies that we are always in the right conditions for revolution and we just need a leader to come in

Question 11

Limitations to State Centered Theory

Answer 11

You need all the things for it to work