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CitizenZero

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Tue Apr 15, 2025, 04:42 PM Apr 2025

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At the link is an interesting interview with a scholar who determined that nonviolent resistance is more effective in creating social and political change than the use of violence and force. Her name is Erica Chenoweth and her book is called "Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict." The second link is to the book's Amazon listing.

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/02/why-nonviolent-resistance-beats-violent-force-in-effecting-social-political-change/

https://www.amazon.com/Why-Civil-Resistance-Works-Nonviolent/dp/0231156839

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