Tag: Coercion

  • Why Men Rebel: Ted Robert Gurr, Civil Strife, and Relative Deprivation

    Why Men Rebel: Ted Robert Gurr, Civil Strife, and Relative Deprivation

    In the economic inequality, democracy, and political participation literature, scholars claim to test grievance or relative deprivation theory. When they do, they cite Ted Robert Gurr, whether it is his 1968 article in the American Political Science Review, or the 1970 book, Why Men Rebel. Yet, modern scholars who apply it to political participation, like…