Why Civil Resistance Works - The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict

"Extant literature provides explanations as to why nonviolent campaigns are
effective means of resistance. Little of the literature, however, comprehensively
analyzes all known observations of nonviolent and violent insurgencies
as analogous resistance types. This study aims to fill this gap by systematically
exploring the strategic effectiveness of violent and nonviolent campaigns
in conflicts between nonstate and state actors using aggregate data on major
nonviolent and violent resistance campaigns from 1900 to 2006. To better understand
the causal mechanisms driving these outcomes, we also compare our
statistical findings with historical cases that have featured periods of both violent
and nonviolent resistance.
Our findings show that major nonviolent campaigns have achieved success
53 percent of the time, compared with 26 percent for violent resistance
campaigns. There are two reasons for this success. First..."

To continue reading, follow this link:

http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/PDF/IS3301_pp007-044_Stephan_Chenoweth.pdf

Why Civil Resistance Works - The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict

"Extant literature provides explanations as to why nonviolent campaigns are
effective means of resistance. Little of the literature, however, comprehensively
analyzes all known observations of nonviolent and violent insurgencies
as analogous resistance types. This study aims to fill this gap by systematically
exploring the strategic effectiveness of violent and nonviolent campaigns
in conflicts between nonstate and state actors using aggregate data on major
nonviolent and violent resistance campaigns from 1900 to 2006. To better understand
the causal mechanisms driving these outcomes, we also compare our
statistical findings with historical cases that have featured periods of both violent
and nonviolent resistance.
Our findings show that major nonviolent campaigns have achieved success
53 percent of the time, compared with 26 percent for violent resistance
campaigns. There are two reasons for this success. First..."

To continue reading, follow this link:

http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/PDF/IS3301_pp007-044_Stephan_Chenoweth.pdf