Nonviolent Resistance Archives - Political Violence at a Glance

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Can Civilian Nonviolent Action Deter Massacres?

September 26, 2017

By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues Nonviolent action can be a useful tool for voicing citizen concerns and even…

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How Can We Know When Popular Movements Are Winning? Look to These Four Trends

November 15, 2016

By Erica Chenoweth for Denver Dialogues. In the past week, an awful lot of people have asked me…

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Why Do Peaceful Protests “Turn Violent”?

October 25, 2016

By Jonathan Pinckney for Denver Dialogues. It’s a common story, seen in democracies and non-democracies, in every region of…

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Civil Society and Trajectories of Violence: A Summary of Emerging Research

April 12, 2016

By Pauline Moore and Cassy Dorff for Denver Dialogues On a sunny afternoon in Atlanta, GA, scholars gathered…

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Nonviolence Means Less Abuse

July 28, 2015

By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues Did you hear about the scandal involving nonviolent accompaniers who sexually abused…

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Unsilencing Pakistan: A Symposium on Nonviolent Activism Against Violence

June 16, 2015

By Devin Finn for Denver Dialogues Today marks the six-month anniversary of the massacre of 152 Pakistanis–133 of…

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Political Violence @ A Glance is an award-winning online magazine directed by Erica Chenoweth, Christian Davenport, Barbara F. Walter, Joe Young, and Patrick Pierson, that answers questions on the most pressing problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Supported by the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), our goal is to use rigorous research, and simple, straight-forward analysis, to improve policies and practices in ways that help reduce conflict and build lasting peace.