Question

Compare the different types of revolution, including a discussion of the principal actors involved and the strategies employed. Under what conditions is revolution most likely?

Answer 1

Answer.

Revolutions are commonly understood as instances of fundamental socio-political transformation. Since “the age of revolutions” in the late 18th century, political philosophers and historical theorists have defined what forms of change can count as revolutionary (as opposed to reformist types of change).

Revolutions are commonly understood as instances of radical change or turnover in the political authority, law, policies, as well as ideologies, social status and economic means of production. to this end, there can be political freedom Revolutions such as the French Revolution or the American revolution which were aimed at ending the rule of monarchy and establish democratic laws based on equality and liberty. Another major type of revolution are the economic revolutions such as the Industrial Revolution which marked the development of factories and large scale production of goods due to migration of the rural class into the urban areas in search of wage labour. Then, there are also be Sociology-political revolutions such as the Russian Revolution 1917 that led to the overthrow of the capitalist business class and the emergence of the working class as the ruling party. In the contemporary era, a number of countries in South America, Africa, West Asia and Eastern Europe also witnessed a rise of political revolutions to revolt against the repressive colonial authority of developed countries like the United States, Britain or France, and the communist rule of former Societ Union and seek more democratic governments in the countries of origin. Thus for instance the communist revolution lead by Che Guevara in Bolivia against the US supported military government, the recent Arab Spring Revolution by the students and intellectuals in favour of greater democratic rule, all can be clubbed under this category of political revolutions which are based on mass mobilisation.

It appears that in these different revolutions, the group or the party in charge of leading the revolution represents a voice of dissent which collects and gathers the grievances of the masses and purposes to work toward such a defined common goal of ushering massive change. To this end, the different revolutions can be said to be united by the idea of changing the prevailing order of rule and economic organisation and proposing a new order in its place.