Who’s Afraid of “Waging Nonviolence”?
By Erica Chenoweth Since at least 2011, the Chinese government has censored numerous websites on the topic of…
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Past and Present in France: Don’t Give Them What They Want
Guest post by Aliza Luft On November 7th, 1938, Herschel Grynszpan shot and killed German diplomat Ernst vom…
Nonviolent Conflicts in 2014 You May Have Missed Because They Were Not Violent
By Erica Chenoweth Last week, Steven Pinker and Andy Mack wrote an article reassuring Slate readers that the…
The Chinese Government is Losing the Tech War Against Hong Kong Protesters
By Barbara F. Walter This past week the Chinese Government took a cue from Putin’s playbook. Just as…
Is Scotland Loss Really a Win?
Guest post by Kathleen Gallagher Cunningham Voters in Scotland rejected becoming an independent nation on Thursday (55.3% no…
What Was England Thinking?
By Barbara F. Walter One of the first things you learn in Management 101 is that you don’t…
Seeing Contention in Black and White: Protest and Protest Policing
By Christian Davenport How does the police react to situations when protestors are of one ethnicity as opposed…
The Paradox of 2014
By Erica Chenoweth In recent weeks, a number of people have asked me whether I think we’re headed for…
Activists, Authorities and the Problem of Telling the Difference
By Christian Davenport Discussion about who killed Anna Mae Aquash of the American Indian Movement in the 1960s…
Use the Force, Brazilian Protestors?
By Oliver Kaplan This post contains spoilers for the original Star Wars trilogy. At this summer’s World Cup soccer…