Maria Stephan on What We Get Wrong About Protest Movements

December 19, 2019 00:10:14
Maria Stephan on What We Get Wrong About Protest Movements
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Maria Stephan on What We Get Wrong About Protest Movements

Dec 19 2019 | 00:10:14

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Show Notes

This year has seen an extraordinary rise in people power. Despite significant coverage of these movements, many misconceptions about how they work persist. USIP’s Maria J. Stephan addresses those myths and says, “The most defining variable of successful nonviolent movements is large, diverse and sustained participation.”

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