What is Revolution?

Sociologist Nick Lee provides a specific, academic, definition of "revolution" based on the literature of revolutionary theory.

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Many people have asked me for a source of the definition. It's my own definition based on an extensive definitional analysis of the concept of "revolution" by numerous scholars. Here are a few of the sources I consulted:
►Louis Gottschalk, “Causes of Revolution,” American Journal of Sociology 50, no. 1 (January 1944): 4.

►Sigmund Neumann, “The International Civil War,” World Politics 1, no. 03 (April 1949): 333. Quoted in Chalmers Johnson, Revolution and the Social System (Stanford, CA: The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, 1964), 2.

►Rex D. Hopper, “The Revolutionary Process-A Frame of Reference for the Study of Revolutionary Movements,” Social Forces 28, no. 1 (January 1949): 271.

►James C. Davies, “Toward a Theory of Revolution,” American Sociological Review 27, no. 1 (February 1962): 6.

►Harry Eckstein, “On the Etiology of Internal Wars,” History and Theory 4, no. 2 (1965): 133. Eckstein uses the term “internal war” rather than “revolution” for reasons explained therein.

►Ted Gurr, “Psychological Factors in Civil Violence,” World Politics 20, no. 02 (January 1968): 247.

►Theda Skocpol, States and Social Revolutions (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979), 4.

►Jack A. Goldstone, “Toward a Fourth Generation of Revolutionary Theory,” Annual Review of Political Science 4, no. 1 (2001): 142.

►Gizachew Tiruneh, “Social Revolutions: Their Causes, Patterns, and Phases,” SAGE Open 4, no. 3 (2014): 4.

[sarahd]

This helped me with my history homework

[askeletondot]

This helped me with my homework, thanks...

[doubleinchbarbie]

Thank you sir! This has helped me greatly

[tymanung]

Change in ideas, relations, etc. are fought over FOR access to, definition of,
ultimate target/ prize=
. life resources/ basic human needs- power wealth status,
energy space time. etc
Various sorts of societies give different
Access, definitions, etc.to these life resources/ human needs.

[beeinthehive]

Even as a kid, I used to shake my head when I was watching TV and heard "a revolutionary idea in tampons". I know there can be revolutionary breakthroughs in technology, but yeah, as you said, it's a term that get thrown around often.

[tanyakeeping]

Odd question but "if" the Canadian truckers are successful with their freedom protest, would their actions be considered a revolution?

[cindyb]

Whose definition is that? Did u make it up or someone else? Please name the source since it’s a very good definition, thank u ☺️

[kr]

What would be an example of a revolution that has happened already?

[DarrenWulfen]

So how does the American Revolution really fit into this category?