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In the opening pages of this book the authors declare that existing theories of revolution are inadequate. These theories cannot and do not explain the many contemporary uprisings in their multifaceted forms. Here, I feel obliged immediately to stress my first disagreement: no matter how significant an uprising is, it will never amount to a revolution.
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Gianfranco Pasquino
Gianfranco Pasquino is an Italian political scientist. Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Bologna and Senior Adjunct Professor at SAIS-Europe.
Volume 94, Issue 3
Includes a commentary by Colin Crouch on the dark heart of today's Conservative party, an article by Stewart Lansley tracing the history of ‘crowding out’, and its use as a justification for austerity and state deflation; and Tim Vlandas and Kate Alexander-Shaw debating the political economy of age. In our reports and surveys section, Deborah Mabbett asks where next for curbing London's emissions? The issue also includes a selection of book reviews such as Andrew Gamble on The Culture of Accountability: A Democratic Virtue by Gianfranco Pasquino and Riccardo Pelizzo, and Leila Simona Talani on Europe's Coming of Age by Loukas Tsoukalis.
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