Revolutionary situations recur often but rarely become outcomes

Evidence

More generally, comparisons among the six European regions reinforce the main point of my argument: the changing structure of regimes largely determined the frequency and character of revolutionary situations. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1045 (#expands, via linked claim)

The issue of whether political violence is ever morally justifiable is made more complex by the fact that successful revolutions, including the French and American Revolutions of the 18th century, began as seemingly unjustifiable acts of mass violence. That they are now seen as legitimate protest movements is at least partially attributable to the fact that they were successful; these examples suggest that at least sometimes the ends do justify the means. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 152 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The French Revolution supplied usable models but not general laws of revolution — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 954; Revolutionary outcomes can occur without revolutionary situations via five pathways; Rapid opportunity shifts ignite spirals of contention reaching revolutionary extremes — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 280 (+3 more)

Related

• Regime structure determines revolutionary situation frequency and character (similarity 0.88)
• Retrospective legitimacy of revolutions depends heavily on their success. (similarity 0.84)
• Revolutionary situation frequency declined across Europe despite escalating warfare scale (similarity 0.84)
• Explanations of revolution must name processes, not prior conditions, and vary by regime. (similarity 0.83)
• European regions hosted revolutionary situations nearly a quarter of the time after 1492 (similarity 0.82)
• The French Revolution supplied usable models but not general laws of revolution (similarity 0.82)
• High capacity and democracy suppress revolutionary situations while medium-capacity regimes favor outcomes (similarity 0.80)
• Revolutions are defined by rapid drastic shifts in capacity or democracy (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Regime structure determines revolutionary situation frequency and character #expands (0.78) — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 1045
• Structureless populations make revolutions easy to win but hard to secure #qualifies (0.78)
• Retrospective legitimacy of revolutions depends heavily on their success. #expands (0.72) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 152