Revolutions of the 21st century and the fifth generation of researchers of revolutionary events

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ID6461815
AuthorsLeonid Grinin (0000-0003-0278-2619, HSE University; Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia), L Ye Grinin (Institute of Oriental Studies, corresponding author), Andrey Korotayev (0000-0003-3014-2037, HSE University; Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia), A V Korotayev (Institute for African Studies)
Year2025
Issue6
Pages160-172
Publication date2025-11-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueПолис Политические исследования (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1026-9487 • E-ISSN: 1684-0070
PublisherPolitical Studies (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.17976/jpps/2025.06.12
OpenAlexW7106681337
LanguageEN
References cited26

In the early 2000s, after Jack Goldstone’s article on the formation of a fourth generation of revolution researchers, interest in the study of these generations grew. Since 2019, discussions have even begun that a fifth generation of researchers of revolution has come or may come to replace it. At the same time, the points of view on what kind of generation this is, whether it has formed, what tasks it faces, etc., vary considerably. The authors of the article believe that the fifth generation of theorists already exists, but this generation has not yet fully revealed itself. However, the analysis of the fifth generation of researchers is a major task that cannot be accomplished in one article. Therefore, the main objective of this article is to argue in detail and develop the thesis that each generation of revolution researchers has its own revolutions, which have distinctive characteristics. The specificities have led to a variety of scientific and political approaches, specific research methods, and much more

First generation · Lost Generation · Politics · Task (project management · Third generation · Variety (cybernetics

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