
His latest book,
Political Rebellion Causes Outcomes and Alternatives is a collection of essays looking at how and why, and to what effect, millions of people – from the Castro-inspired revolutionary movements of Latin America in the 1960s to Yugoslavia’s dissolution in ethno-national wars of the 1990s, and the popular revolts of the Arab Spring – have risked their lives by participating in protests and rebellions.
In this interview with Professor Gurr, Pod Academy’s Craig Barfoot explores
- In which political systems are rebellions likely to be successful and in which are they likely to be unsuccessful
- How effective are protest movements as alternatives to rebellions and terrorism?
- What public and international responses lead away from violence and toward reforms?
Political Rebellion: Causes Outcomes and Alternatives is published by Routledge