Nonviolent movements are more likely to succeed in contexts with political space, elite division, and information flow.
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Nonviolent movements are more likely to succeed in contexts with political space, elite division, and information flow.
Parent: Nonviolent MovementsEntity: Success of Nonviolent MovementsImpact: positiveDate: Apr 19, 2026Target: Success of Nonviolent Movements
Repression is more effective in regimes where media is controlled and fear is total, as it does not backfire in such environments.
Parent: RepressionEntity: Effectiveness of RepressionImpact: negativeDate: Apr 19, 2026Target: Effectiveness of Repression
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Scholars like Stathis Kalyvas argue nonviolence works mainly where there is some political space, elite division, and information flow. The hardest regimes eliminate all three.
Nonviolent theory assumes repression “backfires.” But that depends on visibility. Where media is controlled and fear is total, repression does not backfire, it works.
Historian Adam Roberts notes many “nonviolent victories” also relied on elite defections, external pressure, or latent …
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works mainly where there is some political space, elite division, and information flow. The hardest regimes eliminate all three.
Nonviolent theory assumes repression “backfires.” But that depends on visibility. Where media is controlled and fear is total, repression does not backfire, it works.
Historian Adam Roberts notes many “nonviolent victories” also relied on elite defections, external pressure, or latent threats of violence. Noncooperation alone rarely explains outcomes.
The “3.5% …
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