Abstract
Abstract This chapter concludes the study of civil resistance transitions (CRTs), summarizing the evidence from the quantitative and qualitative studies. It speaks to the limitations of the study, including its inability to speak to the effects of failed civil resistance campaigns on democratization, dependence on specific conceptualizations of civil resistance and democracy, and the important moderating effects of context. It also presents new research avenues opened by these findings: theorizing and testing additional challenges of CRTs, expanding the focus on mobilization and maximalism to other types of transition, and examining the sources of mobilization and maximalism. The chapter also presents lessons for how to promote democracy in civil resistance transitions, informed by the findings of the research, such as encouraging long-term positive visions of democratic change and training opposition and civil society leaders to be prepared for the specific challenges of transition.
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