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This research examines why nonviolent campaigns are more successful than armed campaigns in political conflicts.

Why civil resistance works: the strategic logic of nonviolent conflict

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Analysis reveals nonviolent campaigns outperform armed ones, achieving political goals more effectively.

This research examines why nonviolent campaigns are more successful than armed campaigns in political conflicts.
Aggregate data analysis of major nonviolent and violent resistance campaigns from 1900 to 2006.
Case studies of Southeast Asian resistance campaigns incorporating both violent and nonviolent tactics.
Nonviolent campaigns are more likely to gain legitimacy and attract broader support compared to armed campaigns.
Armed campaigns provoke violent counterattacks and lack the same level of loyalty shifts as nonviolent efforts.

Stephan et al. (2012) studied this question.

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