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The science of protests: demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best (www.nature.com)
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Scientist Erica Chenoweth, who studies civil resistance at Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge in the U.S., showed that every movement that mobilized at least 3.5% of a population was successful. This led to what’s known as the 3.5% rule — that protests require this level of participation to ensure change.

But the figure can be misleading, Chenoweth cautions. A much larger number of people are probably supporting a successful revolution even if they aren’t visibly protesting.

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[-] brown567 30 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

TLDR:

  • Protests with specific, cohesive demands achieve more measurable results
  • Disruption doesn't sour public opinion toward a cause, but it's not clear if it's more effective than non-disruptive methods
  • Authority suppressing a protest makes it more effective, especially if the protest was nonviolent

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
  • Disruption doesn't sour public opinion toward a cause, but it's not clear if it's more effective than non-disruptive methods.

Have they considered the Holy Week Uprising getting the Fair Housing Act passed within the span of a week?

MLK assassination riots on wikipedia

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