Abstract
Abstract
This chapter pairs two countries that had successful revolutions, but which differed in many other aspects. It shows the effects of a neighboring revolt, in Tunisia, on how revolutionaries understood their own mobilization and chances for success and how existing organizations—youth activists and labor unions—used mobilizing emotions to their advantage. It examines the different interactions between protesters and the military in each country using interviews and secondary data. It shows how protesters spoke directly to the military in order to turn them to their cause, and how the military was biding its time before deciding whether to stay with the regime or defect, and that the emotional power of the protests influenced loyal militaries’ decisions to defect.
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York, NY
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