Maria Stephan
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Maria Stephan has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Daily Show (Nov 2026). Named as Chenoweth's colleague who co-studied the campaigns forming the data behind the 3.5% figure and broader civil resistance research.
Maria J. Stephan is an American political scientist. She is co-lead and chief organizer with the Horizons Project. Previously, she was the director of the program on nonviolent action at the United States Institute of Peace. She studies authoritarianism, protest, and the effectiveness of violent and nonviolent types of civil resistance.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2026 on The Daily Show |
| Role | Researcher / Scholar |
| Affiliation | Georgetown University (Belfer Center/Georgetown's Initiative on Civil Resistance) and collaborator with Erica Chenoweth |
Who talks about Maria Stephan on podcasts?
Maria Stephan came up; the most recent mention was Nov 2026 on The Daily Show.
What is Maria Stephan mentioned alongside?
Maria Stephan is most often mentioned alongside Erica Chenoweth, Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know and Nonviolent resistance.
Worked with: Erica Chenoweth
Mentioned together: Civil Resistance: What Everyone Needs to Know, Nonviolent resistance