Rachel Ainsworth is a historical researcher and social scientist with an expertise in politics, law, social justice, and human rights. Her current research is studying historical revolutions. She has a History PhD from the University of East Anglia, U.K on the social transformations of Crete during the late Ottoman Empire. She has been a researcher with Seshat: Global History Databank, Oxford University since 2019 and is the Research Director for Societal Dynamics (So-Dy). She is also a member of the United Nations group the Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment (ASRA).
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How the Syrian Revolution Started Over 14 Years Ago – and Why It Isn’t Really Over Yet
Many argue that we are experiencing a global polycrisis right now, which not only makes revolutions more likely to arise as these stresses grow, but also more likely to spread to other regions when they do occur.
January 13, 2025
