Since the mid 1960s, theorists have elaborated over two dozen different solutions to the
collection action problem. During much of this same period, students of conflict have …

This article rethinks the Rebel's Dilemma, or Collective Action (CA) problem in political
dissent. The author argues that the marriage of CA theories and conflict studies has largely …

This paper constitutes an attempt to extend a style of theoretical activity in sociology which is
quite new to their domain. It is theory which rests upon the central postulate of economic …

This book explores the logic of struggle between radical movements and incumbent
regimes, and develops a general theory of strategy in protests, uprisings, and rebellions …

This volume addresses three major issues: What are the circumstances in which people
elect to protest; what are the forms of such action; and how do people organize to do so …

Historically, breakdown theory dominated the sociological study of collective action. In the
1970s, this theory was found to be increasingly unable to account for contemporaneous …

Revolutions are melancholy moments in historyâ brief gasps of hope that emerges from
misery and disillusionment. This is true for great revolutions, like 1789 in France or 1917 in …

Peceny, Beer, and Sanchez-Terry (2002) find that interstate dyads containing a democracy
and a personalist dictatorship are more likely than other types of dyads to experience …

The logical and empirical elements of bargaining are receiving increased attention as the
effort proceeds to fashion an analyt-ical tool useful for better understanding the nature of …

Conflict results from purposeful interaction among two or more parties in a competitive
setting. It refers to overt behavior rather than to potential for action and to subjective states …