The Importance of the War on Terror

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Political scientist, erica chenewit studies whether this common assumption is true when it comes to mass movements for change. When you were a kid, your man brought you a book called slata's diary. You were enthralled by this book. Later on, i understand you became really interested in the history of world war one.

Does power truly flow from the barrel of a gun? Pop culture and conventional history often teach us that violence is the most effective way to produce change. But is that common assumption actually true? Political scientist Erica Chenoweth, who has studied more than 100 years of revolutions and insurrections, says the answer is counterintuitive.

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