page_title: Maria Stephan
hierarchical_section_title: Maria Stephan
caption_attribution_description: English: From left to right: Nadine Bloch, Aden Abdi,USIP's Palwasha Kakar, USIP's Veronique Dudouet, and USIP's Maria Stephan discuss people power and peace processes. Eminent members of the peacebuilding community, diplomats, scholars, business leaders, military strategists and other specialists gathered from hundreds of organizations across dozens of countries at PeaceCon 2019. Take part in the conversation on social media with #PeaceCon2019. For more information about this event, please visit: www.usip.org/events/peacecon-2019-seizing-moment-peace-di...
context_page_description: Maria J. Stephan is an American political scientist. She is 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.
context_section_description: Maria J. Stephan is an American political scientist. She is 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.
caption: Maria Stephan in 2019
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