Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-04236-7
Ph.D.
Diplomacy, History, and Politics
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University)
2015
From Eastern Europe to South Africa to the Arab Spring, nonviolent action has proven capable of overthrowing autocratic regimes and bringing about revolutionary political change. In fact, recent research suggests that nonviolent movements are more than twice as effective in achieving their goals than violent ones. So why do some political movements nevertheless believe it necessary to take up arms? Can they be convinced otherwise?
International Relations
Social sciences;Conflicts;Nepal;Nonviolence;Political movements;Violence
Fieber, Thomas J.
Shultz, Richard
Diplomacy, History, and Politics
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University)