NGO Revolutions Without Parties Stall

Serbia birthed the 'color revolution' model—NGO‑branded, student‑driven, street mobilization to unseat autocrats—but today’s Serbian protests reject both the ruling party and the fragmented opposition. Without credible party vehicles, mass outrage cannot translate into institutional power, producing a grinding deadlock that invites repression or chaos. — It challenges the liberal premise that civil society can substitute for parties, implying democratization efforts must rebuild party capacity or risk perpetual protest cycles and authoritarian entrenchment.