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    The Impact of Nonviolent Resistance on the Peaceful Transformation of Civil War
    The Impact of Nonviolent Resistance on the Peaceful Transformation of Civil War
    The Impact of Nonviolent Resistance on the Peaceful Transformation of Civil War
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    The Impact of Nonviolent Resistance on the Peaceful Transformation of Civil War

    By Luke Abbs

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    In recent years, a burgeoning literature has explored the strategic advantages of using nonviolent resistance to achieve positive political outcomes, such as regime change and democratization. Yet, despite one-fifth of largescale nonviolent campaigns occurring during the course of a civil war, we know little about the effect nonviolent resistanc

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInternational Center on Nonviolent Conflict
    Release dateJun 2, 2021
    ISBN9781943271719
    The Impact of Nonviolent Resistance on the Peaceful Transformation of Civil War
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    Luke Abbs

    Luke Abbs is a Fellow at the Centre of Religion, Reconciliation and Peace (CRRP), University of Winchester, and Associate Fellow at the Department of Government, University of Essex (since 2018). His research interests are nonviolent resistance and its impact on peace processes, religious peacebuilding, non-state armed actors, United Nations Peacekeeping, and mixed qualitative and quantitative methodology. Luke holds a PhD and MA in International Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent.

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