Nonviolent Struggle: Theories, Strategies, and Dynamics by Sharon Erickson Nepstad

Author:Sharon Erickson Nepstad [Nepstad, Sharon Erickson]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

Longer-Term Outcomes

Numerous studies have shown that civil resistance can destabilize and overturn regimes, particularly autocratic ones. Yet getting rid of a bad political system does not automatically mean that a movement is capable of instituting a new and improved system. In fact, a number of political analysts have expressed doubts about the capacity of nonviolent movements to establish democracies. For instance, Haynes wrote, “[W]hile authoritarian regimes may be overthrown by mass mobilization, this is not likely to result in their replacement by stable liberal democratic regimes.”43

But what does the empirical evidence show regarding the long-term effects of nonviolent action? Are political transitions that happen through nonviolent means more likely to produce stable democracies? Or does civic disruption lead to a more chaotic political environment that creates new conflicts and tensions? Several recent studies show that, overall, nonviolent movements are more likely than violent movements to secure democratic consolidation, political stability, and economic growth.

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