Protest

How can nonviolent resistance most effectively counter democratic backsliding? We analyze new data on nonviolent resistance campaigns’ efforts to shift the loyalty of key pillars of support during periods of democratic backsliding.

Did the 2017 Women’s March significantly affect American politics? I use an instrumental variables approach to show significant effects positive effects on levels of future activism and the 2018 Democratic vote share.

How do public health emergencies affect public support of protest and repression? We show that observers suspend some of their ideological preferences, but still prefer nonviolent over violent protests.

An emerging consensus holds that nonviolent resistance campaigns are more successful than violent campaigns, partly because they …

Do more protesters on the streets make governments likely to grant their demands? Several studies link protest size and government …

We introduce the Anatomy of Resistance Campaigns (ARC) dataset, which records information on 1,426 organizations that participated in …

When are episodes of resistance likely to lead to democratization? We argue that the participation of durable organizations rooted in …

Do peacekeeping missions facilitate nonviolent political contention in post–civil war countries? The nonviolent expression of political …

Previous research has shown that successful non-violent resistance (NVR) campaigns promote democracy compared with violent revolutions …

Research shows a strong connection between nonviolent civil resistance and democratization. Yet many successful civil resistance …