The theory of anacyclosis sees political change as a result of decline while Mouffe sees political change as having the possibility of moving towards something new.
Choose one of the following: the Soviet Revolution, Iranian Revolution, or the victory of the Chinese Communist Party in China’s civil war.
Make an argument that the revolution/civil war either was the result of a regime decay that is part of the cyclical politics expected by advocates of anacyclosis OR was an example of emancipatory politics along the lines suggested by Mouffe. Identify the aims/motives of the revolution/civil war, what sort of regime was created when the revolutionaries won, and how would Arendt see this revolution given her comments on revolutions.
sources
1. Arendt, Hannah, “Revolution and Freedom,” [1966-7] Cadernos de Filosofia Alemã, 21 (3), pp. 165- 186. Edited by Adriano Correia.
https://hannaharendt.wordpress.com/2020/10/29/revolution-and-freedom-hannah-arendt/
2. Read about anacyclosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_cycle_theory#:~:text=According%20to%20Polybius%2C%20who %20has,ochlocracy%2C%20oligarchy%2C%20and%20tyranny.
3. Look at the Cole paintings again!
4. Carpentier, Nico and Bart Cammaerts, 2006, “Hegemony, democracy, agonism and journalism: an interview with Chantal Mouffe,” Journalism Studies, 7 (6). pp. 964-975. https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/3020/1/Hegemony,_democracy,_agonism_and_journalism_(LSERO).pdf Links to an external site.
5. O’Neil et al Russia and Iran
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The theory of anacyclosis sees political change as a result of decline while Mou
