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Explaining the Success of Nonviolent Resistance Movements

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A landmark statistical study of over 300 campaigns from 1900 to 2006 found that nonviolent resistance was twice as likely to succeed as violent insurgency, and it also led to more democratic outcomes.

Why this is interesting

You might think that to topple a dictator you need to fight, but history shows that nonviolent campaigns are about twice as likely to succeed. Why would unarmed civilians have such power?