A Comparative Study of the Factors that Contribute to the Success of Non-Violent Revolutions

What enables some non-violent revolutions to succeed while others do not? Examining Poland's nonviolent revolution of 1989 and Serbia's Bulldozer Revolution in 2000 as case studies, this thesis analyzes the impact of certain factors on the success of non-violent protests. This thesis argues that states are more likely to achieve revolution through peaceful measures if these factors are present prior to revolution. In this research, I examine the impact of these factors in Poland in 1989 and in Serbia in 2000. Additionally, this comparative case study will generate hypotheses about the main factors explaining the outcomes that can be investigated in other cases.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy

Year dc:date.available

2010

Author dc:creator

• Vucic, Nicholas P.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Daniel Lieberfeld
• Clifford Bob

• Civil-Society
• non-violent
• Poland
• Revolutions
• Schock
• Serbia

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1318

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2334