Between 1900-2006, campaigns of
nonviolent civil resistance were twice as successful as violent
campaigns. In this TedxBoulder Talk, Erica Chenoweth discusses her research on the impressive
historical record of civil resistance in the 20th century and also
the promise of unarmed struggle in the 21st century. She focuses 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 also shares
some lessons learned about why it sometimes fails.
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