State repression

Swords into ploughshares? Why human rights abuses persist after resistance campaigns
In this article, I explore how violent and nonviolent campaigns shape future state repression. I find that nonviolent campaigns lead to significantly fewer extrajudicial killings after campaign termination compared to violent campaigns.
Christopher Wiley Shay, PhD
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Swords into ploughshares? Why human rights abuses persist after resistance campaigns
The Long-term Consequences of Violent Vs. Nonviolent Rebellion
In this blog post, I discuss my article Swords Into Ploughshares? which explores how nonviolent resistance leads to less future state repression compared to violent resistance.
Christopher Wiley Shay, PhD
Link to Civil War Paths
The Long-term Consequences of Violent Vs. Nonviolent Rebellion
Putting on a Show Can Be Revolutionary.
Festive events like concerts and mass singing may help nonviolent movements attract more supporters.
John Gledhill, Allard Duursma, Christopher Wiley Shay, PhD
Link to Political Violence at a Glance
Putting on a Show Can Be Revolutionary.
This may be the largest wave of nonviolent mass movements in world history. What comes next?
Social media has made mass protests easier to organize — but, perhaps paradoxically, harder to resolve.
Christopher Wiley Shay, PhD, Erica Chenoweth, Sirianne Dahlum, Sooyeon Kang, Zoe Marks, Tore Wig
Link to Monkey Cage
This may be the largest wave of nonviolent mass movements in world history. What comes next?