Council of Europe / Palais de l'Europe, Strasbourg, France June 27- 29, 2011
On June 27 Jack Duvall spoke on civil resistance and ethics at a thematic conference titled, "Ethics in the Heart of Democratic Reforms." The audio from his presentation was recorded by Bryan Farrell from Waging Nonviolence.
ICNC also organized a civil society workshop, "People Power: Civil Resistance and Democratization," that was chaired by Maciej Bartkowski.
Maciej Bartkowski offered extended introduction to the subject of nonviolent resistance with references to recent struggles in North Africa and Middle East, followed by Ivan Marovic (co-founder of the OTPOR movement) who spoke about civil resistance and democratization in Serbia. Anne-Marie Codur talked about the impact of civil resistance on the democratization processes.
Tufts University / Medford, Massachusetts June 19-25, 2011
The sixth annual Fletcher Summer Institute for the Advanced Study of Nonviolent Conflict is an executive education program in the advanced interdisciplinary study of nonviolent conflict for representatives of the media, civil society, international organizations and the policy world.
Kindly note that FSI applications are closed for this year. However, we encourage you to keep an eye out for next year's FSI application process to open in winter or early spring 2011/2012. You can also follow this year's events between June 19-25 on Twitter with #FSI2011.
Presentation by Maciej Bartkowski about civil resistance and democratic transition at a conference titled "The Nonviolent Revolution in Egypt: Lessons Learned." For more information on the conference see the Washington Post blog report by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, a participant who described ICNC and Bartkowski’s contribution in the following way:
A bright spot in the concluding sessions and one that seemed to provoke great interest among the Egyptians, was a presentation by Maciej Bartkowski of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict. Bartkowski has researched the role of nonviolent revolutions and the transition to democracy, and had several very concrete observations and suggestions for the Egyptians. Chief among these is that nonviolent civil resistance movements often produce democratic transitions when the “lessons learned” are to keep up public mobilization and build up new civil institutions that can keep reform going. Of special interest to the symposium was the history of Solidarity in Poland, and how the Polish did small constitutional reforms for more than decade.”
United States Institute of Peace, Washington, DC May 4, 2011
Presentation by Maciej Bartkowski on the Dynamics of Civil Resistance and the Idea of Adaptive Leadership at the United States of International Peace - "Leading Adaptive Teams in Conflict Environments, the Academy for International Conflict Management and Peacebuilding.
Presentation by Hardy Merriman and Stephen Zunes: "The Dynamics of Nonviolent Power: Egypt, Tunisia and beyond"
What makes nonviolent, civilian-based movements effective? What are the skills and strategic choices that can make the difference between success and failure for these movements? As events in the Middle East reverberate around the world, speculation about whether other grassroots, civilian-based uprisings in the region and beyond will succeed or fail is a recurrent theme. This presentation will provide insight into this question by providing an analytical framework for understanding how nonviolent movements work. It will also contextualize recent events in the Middle East within the broader field of nonviolent conflict and best practices distilled from other nonviolent struggles during the 20th century.
Presentation by Hardy Merriman: "The Dynamics of Nonviolent Power: Egypt, Tunisia and beyond" What makes nonviolent, civilian-based movements effective? What are the skills and strategic choices that can make the difference between success and failure for these movements? As events in the Middle East reverberate around the world, speculation about whether other grassroots, civilian-based uprisings in the region and beyond will succeed or fail is a recurrent theme. This presentation will provide insight into this question by providing an analytical framework for understanding how nonviolent movements work. It will also contextualize recent events in the Middle East within the broader field of nonviolent conflict and best practices distilled from other nonviolent struggles during the 20th century.
Monterey Institute for International Studies
Monterey, California April 25, 2011
Presentation by Hardy Merriman: "The Dynamics of Nonviolent Power: Egypt, Tunisia and beyond" What makes nonviolent, civilian-based movements effective? What are the skills and strategic choices that can make the difference between success and failure for these movements? As events in the Middle East reverberate around the world, speculation about whether other grassroots, civilian-based uprisings in the region and beyond will succeed or fail is a recurrent theme. This presentation will provide insight into this question by providing an analytical framework for understanding how nonviolent movements work. It will also contextualize recent events in the Middle East within the broader field of nonviolent conflict and best practices distilled from other nonviolent struggles during the 20th century.
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts April 20, 2011
Presentation by Hardy Merriman: "The Dynamics of Nonviolent Power: Egypt, Tunisia and beyond" What makes nonviolent, civilian-based movements effective? What are the skills and strategic choices that can make the difference between success and failure for these movements? As events in the Middle East reverberate around the world, speculation about whether other grassroots, civilian-based uprisings in the region and beyond will succeed or fail is a recurrent theme. This presentation will provide insight into this question by providing an analytical framework for understanding how nonviolent movements work. It will also contextualize recent events in the Middle East within the broader field of nonviolent conflict and best practices distilled from other nonviolent struggles during the 20th century.
Golden West College Peace Conference
Huntington Beach, California April 15, 2011
Presentation by Hardy Merriman: "Civil Resistance and Democratic Change: Enduring Truths and New Developments"
Middlebury College
Middlebury, California April 7, 2011
Presentation by Hardy Merriman: "The Dynamics of Nonviolent Power: Egypt, Tunisia and beyond" What makes nonviolent, civilian-based movements effective? What are the skills and strategic choices that can make the difference between success and failure for these movements? As events in the Middle East reverberate around the world, speculation about whether other grassroots, civilian-based uprisings in the region and beyond will succeed or fail is a recurrent theme. This presentation will provide insight into this question by providing an analytical framework for understanding how nonviolent movements work. It will also contextualize recent events in the Middle East within the broader field of nonviolent conflict and best practices distilled from other nonviolent struggles during the 20th century.
This workshop covered key strategic and tactical lessons of successful movements, examined the role of independent media in civil resistance, looked at the impact of digital resistance and international actors, and offered practical guidance to citizen or authentic journalists in developing stories, doing investigative field reporting, initiating video reports, and other practical aspects of citizen journalism.
Kurt Schock: Strategic Nonviolent Resistance and Land Reform - A Comparison of Movements in India & Brazil
John Gould: Identity and the Bankruptcy of Rational Choice in Analyzing Strategic Nonviolent Movements
Renat Shaykhutdinov: Structure, Agency, Ethnicity and Nonviolent Action: Explaining Institutional Durability of State-Nations
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts March 14, 2011
Presentation by Hardy Merriman: "The Dynamics of Nonviolent Power: Egypt, Tunisia and beyond" What makes nonviolent, civilian-based movements effective? What are the skills and strategic choices that can make the difference between success and failure for these movements? As events in the Middle East reverberate around the world, speculation about whether other grassroots, civilian-based uprisings in the region and beyond will succeed or fail is a recurrent theme. This presentation will provide insight into this question by providing an analytical framework for understanding how nonviolent movements work. It will also contextualize recent events in the Middle East within the broader field of nonviolent conflict and best practices distilled from other nonviolent struggles during the 20th century.
During the session on “Civil Resistance: A Force for Change” Maciej Bartkowski discussed Dynamics of Civil Resistance with references to the nonviolent struggle in Egypt and Tunisia and Cynthia Boaz spoke about Media Coverage of Civil Resistance. They also participated in the breakout session that brought together directors and members of the Diplomatic Academies from the region. As one of the organizers stated: “ICNC’s participation and the contributions of [ICNC speakers] added a vital dimension to the proceedings one that appears to have provoked a good deal of new thinking among those who inhabit the Foreign Ministries of the American Republics.”
Central Connecticut State University
New Britain, Connecticut March 3, 2011
Presentation by Hardy Merriman: “Understanding Nonviolent Power" Hardy Merriman will discuss nonviolent movements for human rights around the world, with particular focus on how nonviolent movements wield power, organize, develop strategies and tactics, and win against adversaries who are willing to use violent repression.
Presentation by Hardy Merriman: "The Dynamics of Nonviolent Power: Egypt, Tunisia and beyond" What makes nonviolent, civilian-based movements effective? What are the skills and strategic choices that can make the difference between success and failure for these movements? As events in the Middle East reverberate around the world, speculation about whether other grassroots, civilian-based uprisings in the region and beyond will succeed or fail is a recurrent theme. This presentation will provide insight into this question by providing an analytical framework for understanding how nonviolent movements work. It will also contextualize recent events in the Middle East within the broader field of nonviolent conflict and best practices distilled from other nonviolent struggles during the 20th century.
Close Up Teacher Workshop
Washington, DC February 7, 2011
Daryn Cambridge and Nicola Barrach facilitate a workshop for high school teachers participating in the Close Up Foundation Teacher Program. The workshop explores different ways teachers can introduce key ideas of nonviolent conflict in their classrooms and engage their students in the history and core dynamics of civil resistance.
Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) January 13-14, 2011
Dr. Maciej Bartkowski and Hardy Merriman presented a module titled "Civil Resistance as a Force for Change and Peace" as part of a short course on "Non-Violent Civic Action: Negotiations, Strategies and Tactics" organized by the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention
