T. R. Garr's work “Why People Riot” is a multifaceted and multidimensional - in time and space - study of the reasons for the emergence of social confrontations and conflicts in society, civil struggle, including those accompanied by the use of violence. The reasons for the emergence of political violence, its driving forces, as well as typical mechanisms for the occurrence of these processes are shown. The book is addressed to sociologists, political scientists, specialists in the field of other humanities, as well as students, graduate students, and everyone interested in the problems of conflicts.

ContentsAnd eternal rebellion?.. (Foreword by the translator) Author's preface to the Russian edition Introduction Chapter 1. Explanations of political violence Chapter 2. Relative deprivation and the incentive to violence Chapter 3. Intensity and scale of relative deprivation Chapter 4. Social sources of deprivation: sources of increasing expectations Chapter 5. Social sources of deprivation: determinants value opportunitiesChapter 6. Views on violence and politics: socialization, tradition and legitimacyChapter 7. Views on violence and politics: ideologies, utilitarianism and communicationChapter 8. Cooperative balanceChapter 9. Balance of institutional supportChapter 10. Causes and processes of political violence: conclusionAppendix. Summary list of hypotheses and consequences