Political Scientist Answers Revolution Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Political Scientist Answers Revolution Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

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George Mason University Political Scientist Jack Goldstone joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about revolutions. Can there be a revolution without violence? Does every revolution need a figurehead? Where are the conditions for a revolution simmering right now? Why is the French Revolution considered a bigger turning point in the history of government than the American Revolution? Is there a revolution underway in Nepal? Answers to these questions and many more await on WIRED Revolution Support.

0:00 Revolution Support
0:16 Rebellion vs. Revolution vs. Civil war
0:41 Marie! The baguettes! Hurry up!
1:25 Nepal
2:05 Deng Xiaoping and China
3:08 Bad Revolutions
4:19 Revolution: Origins
5:36 A revolutionary situation
7:17 Non-violent Revolutions
8:29 Predicting the next revolution
9:52 Che Guevara shirts
11:08 The Haitian Revolution
12:39 Figurehead
13:21 The French Revolution
15:07 Venezuela
17:05 No Taxation Without Representation?
18:25 The Glorious Revolution
20:10 J6
21:10 China and The Cultural Revolution
22:32 The Iranian Revolution
24:57 The bloodiest revolutions of all time
26:16 Arab Spring

Director: Lauren Zeitoun
Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Jack Goldstone
Creative Producer: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Line Producer: Jamie Rasmussen
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer
Camera Operator: Chris Eustache
Sound Mixer: Lily Van Leeuwen
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araujo
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds

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