The field of comparative politics starts with the assumption that knowledge in the social sciences must proceed by way of the search for comparisons, or what has been called “suggestive contrasts.” Scholars of comparative politics compare in order to discover similarities and explain differences. As infrequent and highly complex events, revolutions have attracted a great deal of attention from comparativists.
In this article we will address the following topics:
- The Concept of Revolution
- Why Revolutions Happen?
- Can Revolutions be Predicted?
- What Do Revolutions Accomplish?
- What Are some of the Failures of Revolutions?
- Comparing Characteristics and Outcomes of Some Revolutions
- Questions
