Globalization and contentious politics: A comparative analysis of nonviolent and violent campaigns

Süveyda Karakaya
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Süveyda Karakaya: Meliksah University, Turkey

Conflict Management and Peace Science, 2018, vol. 35, issue 4, 315-335

Abstract: Scholarly interest in the topic of nonviolent resistance has recently increased as a result of the worldwide spread of nonviolent campaigns such as the Arab Spring. Yet causal factors that facilitate the emergence of nonviolent resistance campaigns remain underexplored. This paper comparatively analyzes the causal factors of nonviolent and violent resistance campaigns in the world for the period 1976–2006 by utilizing NAVCO 2 data. This paper argues that increasing levels of globalization lead to a preference for nonviolent campaigns over violent ones. The findings confirm that increasing levels of globalization are positively associated with the emergence of nonviolent campaigns, while negatively influencing the probability of violent campaigns. Integration into the world increases the popularity of peaceful alternatives to achieve political goals.

Keywords: Contentious politics; globalization; nonviolent resistance; violent resistance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1177/0738894215623073

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