Nonviolence works!

Avec : Maria J Stephan

activism change nonviolence practices

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We found that the nonviolent campaigns were twice as effective historically as the violent campaigns.

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Is nonviolence effective in bringing about change?

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With this study, we were asking
a fundamental question:

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"which form of resistance, violent or nonviolent,
has been more effective historically

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in challenging the most formidable opponents?"

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So we collected data on 323 major violent
and nonviolent campaigns

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from 1900 to 2006.

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And these were campaigns that had
at least 1'000 observed participants

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and they included a sequence of
different nonviolent actions.

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So they were campaigns,
not just one protest or one strike.

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And we asked which one
has been more effective?

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By effective, we meant the campaigns that
challenged an incumbent regime

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and forced the removal of
an incumbent regime

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or that forced the withdrawal of
a military occupation.

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We found that the nonviolent campaigns
were twice as effective historically

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as the violent campaigns.

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With this study, we were asking a fundamental question: "which form of resistance, violent or nonviolent, has been more effective historically in challenging the most formidable opponents?" So we collected data on 323 major violent and nonviolent campaigns from 1900 to 2006. And these were campaigns that had at least 1'000 observed participants and they included a sequence of different nonviolent actions. So they were campaigns, not just one protest or one strike. And we asked which one has been more effective? By effective, we meant the campaigns that challenged an incumbent regime and forced the removal of an incumbent regime or that forced the withdrawal of a military occupation. We found that the nonviolent campaigns were twice as effective historically as the violent campaigns.