Skocpol’s theory makes state breakdown and peasant revolt jointly sufficient for revolution

Evidence

The basic-level argument of States and Social Revolutions therefore has the formal structure of equation (9.1), which we call a conjuncture of necessary causes. Here we succinctly—and perhaps for the first time in print—state Skocpol’s basic theory of social revolutions: … State breakdown and peasant revolt are individually necessary and jointly sufficient for social revolution. — Gary Goertz, Social Science Concepts, 1631

Categorization

• XREF: Reusable template for recasting any classic two-variable comparative argument into a necessity-sufficiency statement.