The turbulent year of 2011 has brought the appearance of mass
popular unrest and the collapse of long lived autocratic regimes in
Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and possibly Syria. The sudden and
unanticipated fall of these regimes - often thought of as exemplars
of authoritarian resilience - has brought much of the conventional
wisdom on the durability and vulnerability of nondemocratic regimes
into question. This book seeks to advance the existing literature
by treating the autocratic state not as a unitary actor
characterized by strength or weakness but rather as a structure or
terrain that can alternatively inhibit or facilitate the appearance
of national level forms of protests. In the mode of the Arab
Spring, the color revolutions of the former Soviet Union, and the
people power movement of the Philippines, such movements overcome
the daunting impediments presented by autocrats, appeal to
likeminded counterparts across society, and overwhelm the ability
of regimes to maintain order. Conversely, in other settings, such
as contemporary China, decentralized state structures provide an
inhospitable environment for national-level protest, leading
collective actors to opt for more local and parochial forms of
contention. This outcome produces paradoxical situations, such as
in the PRC, where protests are frequent but national-level
mobilization and coordination is absent.
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