CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2024
| Author | Vanadze, Gocha |
|---|---|
| Title | Why did non-violent resistance work in georgia during the rose revolution? |
| Summary | Abstract The thesis examines the reasons behind the success of nonviolent resistance during the 2003 Rose Revolution in Georgia. Its purpose is to test Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan's framework, which emphasizes the importance of mass participation in the success of resistance. The study explains how low physical, moral, social, and informational barriers to involvement in nonviolent struggle lead to mass participation and then trigger leverage mechanisms such as Coercion, Tactical Diversity, Resilience, International Support, Backfiring, and Loyalty Shifts. The research methodology includes semi-structured interviews with resistance leaders, discourse analysis of state media, and time series analysis of media rankings. The main finding suggests that in addition to low barriers to involvement in protest, the state of the information field/media and the movement's ability to find alternative communication channels should be considered. The case of the Rose Revolution proves that Chenoweth and Stephan's theory should take into account the role of the media as an integral part of the conflict and not as an isolated institution. With this adjustment, the dynamics of nonviolent struggle in cases where the information field is under regime control will be more accurately explained. |
| Supervisor | Bozoki, Andras |
| Department | Political Science MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2024/vanadze_gocha.pdf |
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