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Straightforward histories of post-revolution States have all too
often failed to provide sufficient context to rescue revolution,
both as concept and practice, from the misplaced triumphalism of
the contemporary world. In Negotiated Revolutions George Lawson
marks a definitive departure in the study of radical political and
socio-economic change, presenting a unique comparative analysis of
three transformations from authoritarian rule to market democracy.
Through the lens of international sociology the book critically
considers the large scale processes of social and political
revolution, bringing three apparently distinct transformations,
from seemingly disparate authoritarian regimes and geographies,
under a common rubric. With unique and novel conceptual analysis
the book accurately locates both the potential and actuality of
radical change in contemporary world affairs, processes usually
mistakenly subsumed under the general framework of 'transitology'.
Straightforward histories of post-revolution States have all too
often failed to provide sufficient context to rescue revolution,
both as concept and practice, from the misplaced triumphalism of
the contemporary world. In Negotiated Revolutions George Lawson
marks a definitive departure in the study of radical political and
socio-economic change, presenting a unique comparative analysis of
three transformations from authoritarian rule to market democracy.
Through the lens of international sociology the book critically
considers the large scale processes of social and political
revolution, bringing three apparently distinct transformations,
from seemingly disparate authoritarian regimes and geographies,
under a common rubric. With unique and novel conceptual analysis
the book accurately locates both the potential and actuality of
radical change in contemporary world affairs, processes usually
mistakenly subsumed under the general framework of 'transitology'.
A cutting-edge appraisal of revolution and its future. On
Revolutions, co-authored by six prominent scholars of revolutions,
reinvigorates revolutionary studies for the twenty-first century.
Integrating insights from diverse fields-including civil resistance
studies, international relations, social movements, and
terrorism-they offer new ways of thinking about persistent problems
in the study of revolution. This book outlines an approach that
reaches beyond the common categorical distinctions. As the authors
argue, revolutions are not just political or social, but they
feature many types of change. Structure and agency are not mutually
distinct; they are mutually reinforcing processes. Contention is
not just violent or nonviolent, but it is usually a mix of both.
Revolutions do not just succeed or fail, but they achieve and
simultaneously fall short. And causal conditions are not just
domestic or international, but instead, they are dependent on the
interplay of each. Demonstrating the merits of this approach
through a wide range of cases, the authors explore new
opportunities for conceptual thinking about revolution, provide
methodological advice, and engage with the ethical issues that
exist at the nexus of scholarship and activism.
This special issue is animated by the necessary entanglement of
theory and history, the cortical relationship between theory and
practice, and the transboundary (i.e. international) relations that
help to constitute systems of thought and practice. We make three
core arguments: first, all theory is situated knowledge, derived in
and through history; second, theory-practice is a single field in
which theory arises out of and acts upon historical experience; and
third, both social and political theory have international origins
-- theory is forged through ongoing encounters between 'here' and
'there', 'home' and 'abroad', and the 'domestic' and the 'foreign'.
This special issue is animated by the necessary entanglement of
theory and history, the cortical relationship between theory and
practice, and the transboundary (i.e. international) relations that
help to constitute systems of thought and practice. We make three
core arguments: first, all theory is situated knowledge, derived in
and through history; second, theory-practice is a single field in
which theory arises out of and acts upon historical experience; and
third, both social and political theory have international origins
-- theory is forged through ongoing encounters between 'here' and
'there', 'home' and 'abroad', and the 'domestic' and the 'foreign'.
Bringing together historical sociologists from Sociology and
International Relations, this collection lays out the
international, transnational, and global dimensions of social
change. It reveals the shortcomings of existing scholarship and
argues for a deepening of the 'third wave' of historical sociology
through a concerted treatment of transnational and global dynamics
as they unfold in and through time. The volume combines theoretical
interventions with in-depth case studies. Each chapter moves beyond
binaries of 'internalism' and 'externalism,' offering a relational
approach to a particular thematic: the rise of the West, the
colonial construction of sexuality, the imperial origins of state
formation, the global origins of modern economic theory, the
international features of revolutionary struggles, and more. By
bringing this sensibility to bear on a wide range of issue-areas,
the volume lays out the promise of a truly global historical
sociology.
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