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The central thought of the article is about understanding of the Theory of Revolution as propounded by John Locke, who is mainly popular for his Theory of Social Contract. Secondly, the article attempts to see the recently emerging revolutions in the parts of Middle East (Tunis, Syria, Yemen, Egypt and Libya) with the help of Lock's theory in which he grants people the right to revolt and overthrow the government if it is exploiting the rights of people.
The article sums up in the conclusion that the conditions of those countries were favorable for such change according to Locke 's right of revolution for people. People were suffering from a tyrannical and autocratic rule from a long time. The role of youth and advanced communication technology cannot be ignored in this whole scenario. The youth of Arab countries like almost all the countries around the globe is well versed with influential role of advanced communication technology.
KEY WORDS: Revolution, John Locke, Arab Spring, Concepts, Transformations.
INTRODUCTION
John Locke (1632-1704), a famous English philosopher and a leading founder of the liberal school of thought (liberal individualism) was the first Western political thinker who justified the idea of resistance by people on moral basis against a government or ruler, which is the idea of revolution in modem history. Locke's concept of the right of revolution contains immense importance as it is attached with the sensitive themes of participation and legitimacy. Looking at the pace of revolutions in present history this article is an attempt to explore the concept of revolution provided by Locke. The focus of this article will be on the aspect in which Locke considers it an inalienable right of the people to oppose an undesired and illegitimate political order.
Locke is a great advocate and supporter of individual liberalism. The state of nature in Locke's portrayal was not based on fraudulent and nasty situation as explained by Hobbes. In Locke's state of nature two characteristics were significant 'were perfectly governed in their nature state by the natural law,' 'state of perfect freedom and state of equality for its inhabitants.'
The establishment of society and government as a result of social contract doctrine was an effort of men to improve their condition. Lock...