Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know
Type: Book
As of November 2026, Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Daily Show (Nov 2026). Chenoweth's book (subject of promotion near the end of the segment) that summarizes research and findings about civil resistance and nonviolent action.
The 3.5% rule is a concept in political science that states that when 3.5% of the population of a country protest nonviolently against an authoritarian government, that government is likely to fall from power. The rule was formulated by Erica Chenoweth in 2013. It arose out of insights originally published by political scientist Mark Lichbach in 1995 in his book The Rebel's Dilemma: Economics, Cognition, and Society. Other scholars have criticized the dataset used to construct these findings for
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2026 on The Daily Show |
| Author | Erica Chenoweth (with Maria J. Stephan as co-author on related work) |
| Published | 2021 |
| Subjects | Nonfiction / Political science |
| ISBN | 9780197559039 |
| Genre | Nonfiction / Political science |
Who talks about Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know on podcasts?
Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2026 on The Daily Show.
What is Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know mentioned alongside?
Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know is most often mentioned alongside Maria Stephan, Nonviolent resistance and No Kings.
Mentioned together: Maria Stephan, Nonviolent resistance, No Kings, Michael Kosta, Erica Chenoweth, The 3.5% Rule