In recent years, we have seen young people across the world take to the streets in huge numbers.
Propelled by economic precarity, exclusion from power, and elite corruption, Gen Z protesters have been risking severe repression despite little hope of bringing lasting change.
While student-driven movements may usher in real democracy in some places, in many countries mass protests lead authoritarian regimes to simply double down on repression.
In the latest issue of the Journal of Democracy, Erica Chenoweth and Matthew Cebul explore how the world’s disaffected youth can convert their protest energy into electoral and institutional influence. Read their essay and others on the Gen-Z protests from the Journal.
Why Gen-Z Is Rising
Young people from Peru to Madagascar to Nepal—furious with political elites reaping the spoils of privilege and corruption—are rising up to demand change. But what happens when their movements succeed?
By Erica Chenoweth and Matthew Cebul
Image: Journal for Democracy
Why Gen-Z Is Rising
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