In fact, one surprising recent study by two American academics, Maria Stephan and Erica Chenoweth, suggests non-violent campaigns are more effective than armed uprisings.

• 事实上，近来两个美国学者MariaStephan和EricaChenoweth的一项研究给出了令人吃惊的结果：非暴力运动比武装反叛更有效果。