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"Civil Wars, Scientific Study of" published on by Oxford University Press.

Seeks to develop a general theory of civil disobedience, addressing the problem of how to persuade others that disobedience to laws they think are just is acceptable. Uses the nuclear issue as an example. (DCL)

The following article presents a series of hypotheses to analyze the possible transitions between protest and civil war and their relation to inequality. To do so, the article presents an analysis on the emergence of protests and its relation with the increase in inequality across the world. This increase in inequality can in fact lead to social unrest, instability and in some cases facilitate the emergence of future armed conflicts. Thus this scenario of increased inequality presents different possible trajectories: 1) protest generated by inequality can escalate into civil conflicts and civil war, or 2) protest generated by inequality can facilitate processes of participation and democratic consolidation. The possibility of either of these transitions taking place is defined by the structural conditions that define the interactions between protestors and authorities in particular settings.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Matters of Method -- Chapter 1 -- Describing Hot Societies -- Chapter 2 -- Tumult In The City: Neither To Abuse, Nor To Deride, But To Understand -- Chapter 3 -- On Institutions Favourable to Freedom: Machiavelli's Use of Humoural Theory -- Chapter 4 -- Corruption and the Ethos of Freedom -- Chapter 5 -- Rome, Inimitable Paradigm -- Chapter 6 -- Machiavelli as a Mirror for Contemporary Democracy, or How to Ruminate on His Writings -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects