It's been exciting and it's been overwhelming. It's exciting to see people are rising, to see the amount of bravery on the streets, how these young women and men will stand up against the armored police with bare hands. It's been inspiring.

Mohammad Ali Kadivar

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Mohammad Ali Kadivar is an assistant professor of sociology and international studies at Boston College. He is the author of the book Popular Politics and the Path to Durable Democracy.

Key Highlights

• Introduction - 0:38
• Democratization Examples: Egypt and South Africa - 3:20
• Democratization and Durable Democracy - 11:12
• Nonviolence and Democratization - 23:33
• Part 2: The Iranian Protests - 38:49

Key Links

Popular Politics and the Path to Durable Democracy by Mohammed Ali Kadivar

"Sticks, Stones, and Molotov Cocktails: Unarmed Collective Violence and Democratization " by Mohammed Ali Kadivar and Neil Ketchley in Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

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