A professor of international relations counted the sitting leaders on over 1,000 of the world’s banknotes and coins; almost every one of them is a king or a queen.
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History suggests that boycotts are uniquely suited to expand public participation enough to spur political change.
‘Protest costumes’ are now a category on Amazon. Protesters use them to soften their public image at a time when ICE is calling them ‘violent’ and ‘Antifa,’ showing the subversive power of humor.
Donald Trump’s claim that some satire could be ‘illegal’ harks back to an age when criticising a monarch could see the offender drawn and quartered.
Once a democracy starts to erode, it can be difficult to reverse the trend. What does it take for democracies to bounce back from periods of autocratic rule?
Anger at the other side, as represented by the political party opposing yours, is a powerful motivator to engage in protests.
Protests can serve two opposing purposes. They can represent a mass movement in favor of democracy – and simultaneously serve a nascent dictator in their efforts to undermine democracy.
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; University of Southern California
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Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut
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Senior Visiting Scholar with the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, Rutgers University
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Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Dayton
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Professor Emeritus, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Professor of the Practice of Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame