The essay analyzes the global surge of Gen-Z–led mobilization, arguing that youth protests are propelled by economic precarity, exclusion from power, and especially corruption. It finds that movements with extensive youth participation can be potent yet face severe repression and rarely resolve structural grievances quickly
This is the golden age of transnational repression. More states now have more tools to target more exiles and diaspora communities in more countries for fewer resources than ever before. Since 2021, Freedom House has published an annual dataset
