To Dissent or Not to Dissent? Principles of Ethical Resistance for US Federal...
Guest post by Maciej Bartkowski. “I thought I was the president, but when it comes to these bureaucrats, I can’t do a damn thing.” – President Harry Truman Since Donald Trump’s assumption of the...
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Free to Choose? Violent vs. Nonviolent Resistance and the Limits of Choice
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues I spent a good thirty minutes the other day lurking on a Facebook thread involving a bunch of really smart IR/security people discussing whether we, as a...
View ArticleMao, Gandhi, and the Choice Between Violent and Nonviolent Action
Guest Post by Ches Thurber Last week, Cullen Hendrix wrote a thoughtful and thought-provoking piece on this blog about the degree to which individuals and groups can choose whether to engage in violent...
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Can Civilian Nonviolent Action Deter Massacres?
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues Nonviolent action can be a useful tool for voicing citizen concerns and even pressuring dictators, but can it prevent massacres during war? New evidence suggests...
View ArticleHow Civilians Talk Their Way out of Violence
By Oliver Kaplan for Denver Dialogues. When Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan in 2012, the Pakistani public was in an uproar. What’s more, Muslim clerics shamed the Taliban for...
View ArticleStates are Far Less Likely to Engage in Mass Violence Against Nonviolent...
By Erica Chenoweth and Evan Perkoski for Denver Dialogues. What drives governments to crack down on and kill their own civilians in the context of popular uprisings? This is the topic of our...
View ArticleHierarchy and Central Leadership Help Nonviolent Campaigns Prevail When...
Guest post by Margherita Belgioioso, Stefano Costalli, and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch. Recent research shows that nonviolent dissent can be more effective than armed violence and often presents many...
View ArticleAccommodating the Hong Kong Protests, It’s Not Too Surprising
Guest post by Graig R. Klein. After months of boiling discontent, Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, extended a significant olive branch to the protest movement on September 4th by withdrawing...
View ArticleThe Promise and Perils of Postwar Cities
Guest post by Kristine Höglund, Emma Elfversson, and Ivan Gusic More than half of the global population lives in urban areas; by 2050, it is projected that nearly 70 percent will. In a rapidly...
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Speaking of Riots: The Complicated Reality of Violence vs. Nonviolence
Guest post by Benjamin S. Case Riots are a significant feature of the political landscape. In the past year riots dominated headlines, sparked nationwide debates, and changed political conversations....
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