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In oppressive states protesters tend to just disappear and there is little evidence about their fate. Does the methodology correct for this?
by zielen_miejska 7y ago
In oppressive states protesters tend to just disappear and there is little evidence about their fate. Does the methodology correct for this?
- danso 7y agoThe study's description says it makes a comparison against violent campaigns. Ostensibly, violent protesters also suffer from "just disappearing": > Between 1900-2006, campaigns of nonviolent civil resistance were twice as successful as violent campaigns. Erica Chenoweth, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and a Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, will talk about her research on the impressive historical record of civil resistance in the 20th century and discuss the promise of unarmed struggle in the 21st century. She will focus on the so-called “3.5% rule”—the notion that no government can withstand a challenge of 3.5% of its population without either accommodating the movement or (in extreme cases) disintegrating. In addition to explaining why nonviolent resistance has been so effective, she will also share some lessons learned about why it sometimes fails.