Gen Z Revolts Stress Democracies

Coordinated, technology‑mediated youth uprisings in the global South are turning localized grievances (corruption, job quotas, nepotism) into systemic tests of democratic institutions, forcing resignations, interim governments, and new electoral outcomes. These movements spread transnationally via online networks and are amplified by state internet shutdowns and climate disasters that cross borders. — If youth‑led digital revolts routinely convert service‑level complaints into regime‑level crises, democracies worldwide will face new instability vectors that change how elections, governance capacity, and climate policy interact.