The core characteristics of [social] disruption ... are that it:
1) stems from a loss of faith in a society's central institutions;
2) establishes a set of ideas from what was once the fringe of the intellectual world, placing them at the center of a revamped political order; and
3) involves a coherent leadership group committed to the change.
These disruptions are apparent in, but not synonymous with, some of the events commonly called revolutions.
Disruptions don't always change who is in charge – they are, in fact, sometimes necessary to preserve a government that is on the verge of failure. But they will at the very least change the way that a governing group thinks and acts.
1) stems from a loss of faith in a society's central institutions;
2) establishes a set of ideas from what was once the fringe of the intellectual world, placing them at the center of a revamped political order; and
3) involves a coherent leadership group committed to the change.
These disruptions are apparent in, but not synonymous with, some of the events commonly called revolutions.
Disruptions don't always change who is in charge – they are, in fact, sometimes necessary to preserve a government that is on the verge of failure. But they will at the very least change the way that a governing group thinks and acts.
