Comparative Analysis of Concepts of Riot and Soft War

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Isfahan University

2 Ph.D Student, Political Sociology.

Abstract

In cases of riot and soft war, fundamental beliefs and values of a society are attacked. As the fundamental
beliefs of a society change, mindsets change and new behavioral models are formed. With new behavioral
models in place, supportive behaviors toward the political structure are replaced by challenging behaviors which are
inclined toward deconstruction. By comparative method, this article tries to find the similarities and dissimilarities
between riot and soft war. Through more study in this subject, it can be inferred that riot and soft war have the
same goals, causes, methods, tools, audience, target group etc. However, they differ in identity and the factor of violence.

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