Iron Cage of Liberalism
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (GB) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780199658329 |
| Open Library | OL21087996W |
| Total publications | 2 |
| Coverage period | 2014 - 2014 |
| Language | EN |
Over the last forty years the world has witnessed the emergence and proliferation of a new political phenomenon - unarmed revolution. This book explores why some nonviolent revolutionary movements lead to unarmed revolution, and others result in devastating failure.
Façade Democracy
Chapter 3 describes the process through which the Iranian, Tunisian, and Egyptian regimes progressively came to adopt their Western patrons’ liberal rhetoric in order to justify their deepening ties to Europe and North America. To capture this regime transformation, the chapter employs the notion of “façade democracy,” that is, a type of authoritarian regime that for instrumental reasons embraces Western political values and norms, such as democr…
The Iron Cage of Liberalism
Revolutions no longer stand to be recognized. In contrast to the processes of political and social change spearheaded—and romanticized—by revolutionaries like Lenin and Mao, contemporary revolutions no longer require violent struggle in order to secure victory over authoritarian states. This book seeks to understand unarmed revolutions by posing two interrelated questions: Why do nonviolent revolutionary movements in some countries manage to topp…
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Façade Democracy
Chapter 3 describes the process through which the Iranian, Tunisian, and Egyptian regimes progressively came to adopt their Western patrons’ liberal rhetoric in order to justify their deepening ties to Europe and North America. To capture this regime transformation, the chapter employs the notion of “façade democracy,” that is, a type of authoritarian regime that for instrumental reasons embraces Western political values and norms, such as democr…
The Iron Cage of Liberalism
Revolutions no longer stand to be recognized. In contrast to the processes of political and social change spearheaded—and romanticized—by revolutionaries like Lenin and Mao, contemporary revolutions no longer require violent struggle in order to secure victory over authoritarian states. This book seeks to understand unarmed revolutions by posing two interrelated questions: Why do nonviolent revolutionary movements in some countries manage to topp…