Abrams, B;
(2019)
A Fifth Generation of Revolutionary Theory is Yet to Come.
Journal of Historical Sociology
, 32
(3)
pp. 378-386.
10.1111/johs.12248.
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Abstract
Despite revolution's recent return to the world stage, the progress of revolutionary theory has markedly stalled. While some have argued that recent work on the 2011 Arab Spring constitutes a new, misguided ‘fifth generation’ of theory, I show this claim to be misplaced, demonstrating the remarkable continuity between foundational fourth‐generation scholarship and present‐day analyses. Furthermore, I critically analyse the theoretical, methodological and professional obstacles which fourth‐generation theory has encountered, concluding that scholars must move beyond the fourth generation if we are to surmount them. Finally, I consider the theoretical, methodological and ethical prospects of a true fifth generation of revolutionary theory.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A Fifth Generation of Revolutionary Theory is Yet to Come |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/johs.12248 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/johs.12248 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > SSEES |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10086257 |
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