The main aim of this volume is to develop a theoretical explanation of the conditions under which and the mechanisms through which social movements' struggles for democracy end up in civil war. While the empirical evidence suggests that this is not a rare phenomenon, the literat…
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction: social movements in civil wars -- 2 Causal mechanisms in civil wars: a sensitizing map -- 3 Beyond Syria: civil society in failed episodes of democratization -- 4 The failure of t…
This book investigates the origins of civil wars which emerge from failed attempts at democratization. The main aim of this volume is to develop a theoretical explanation of the conditions under which and the mechanisms through which social movements' struggles for democracy end…
"This book investigates the origins of civil wars which emerge from failed attempts at democratization. The main aim of this volume is to develop a theoretical explanation of the conditions under which and the mechanisms through which social movements' struggles for democracy en…