Maria Stephan of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) and Erica Chenoweth of the University of Colorado Boulder have discovered remarkable findings in their study of the relative strategic effectiveness of violent and nonviolent asymmetric conflict.
Their study of terrorist groups, guerrilla movements, and nonviolent resistance movements found that nonviolent resistance movements have achieved partial or full success nearly 90% of the time, compared to 50% for guerilla warfare. It is based on the newly-created Nonviolent and Violent Conflicts and Outcomes (“NAVCO”) dataset, which compiles data on the characteristics of various violent and nonviolent insurgency campaigns and attempts to systematically explain their outcomes.
Another recent study conducted by terrorism expert Max Abrahms found that terrorist groups have achieved their stated objectives a mere 7% of the times. These findings suggest that when it comes to fighting an adversary of superior military might, nonviolent civilian-based resistance is more effective than terrorism or guerilla warfare.
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By: Metta Center
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Her thesis is just that and the “modern” science practice is to only look at facts that support your thesis. This woman has never been in the service when she states that most soldiers don’t want to fire on unarmed citizen. The service have killing down to a science, first you dehumanize your opponent making it easier for soldiers to kill them. could do that for unarmed citizens. she states that if the revolution were violent the after will not be democracy. look at the American Revolution.
Importance of peace only when we face violence.
It compels us to dream about a world where there are no tension between people. Peace or non violence is not just the absence of war but also the presence of joy and happiness.