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What's New
Learn MoreWe are proud to announce that five critically acclaimed documentary films on civil resistance are now available for free streaming on our website, in an array of languages:
A Force More Powerful: Emmy-nominated documentary exploring nonviolent resistance campaigns in India, South Africa, Poland, Denmark, Chile and the U.S.
Bringing Down a Dictator: Award-winning documentary chronicling the student-led Optor! Movement that led to the ouster of Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic.
Orange Revolution: The 17 days of nonviolent resistance by the people of Ukraine against their chronically corrupt government.
Confronting the Truth: Examining the dynamics and mechanics of Truth and Reconciliation Commissions in South Africa, Peru, East Timor and Morocco.
Egypt: Revolution Interrupted?: Recounting the 2011 Egyptian revolution and its aftermath.
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ICNC Releases New Practical Guide on Planning Nonviolent Campaigns, For Activists of All Levels
The Path of Most Resistance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Nonviolent Campaigns is a practical guide for activists and organizers of all levels...
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Small Grants, Big Commitment: Reflections on Support for Grassroots Activists and Organizers
An increasing number of human rights foundations focus on supporting movements and the grassroots. Definitions of these terms may vary, as do ...
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NEW RESOURCE — An Activist’s Guide to Fighting Foreign Disinformation Warfare
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For Activists & Organizers
Learn MoreICNC provides practical and relevant information and educational opportunities about civil resistance to activists and organizers around the world.
Our view is that nonviolent struggle is a social science that can be studied and understood, and that practitioners can increase their chances of success by learning lessons from each other as well as from cutting edge academic scholarship on this topic.
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ICNC Releases New Practical Guide on Planning Nonviolent Campaigns, For Activists of All Levels
The Path of Most Resistance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Nonviolent Campaigns is a practical guide for activists and organizers of all levels...
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Grants & Funding
ICNC offers a wide range of funding and grant opportunities. Numerous Field Initiatives programs are ...
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ICNC Translations Program
Translating civil resistance literature into diverse languages is one of the most powerful ways to spread knowledge and increase the effectiveness ...
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For Scholars & Students
Learn MoreThe discipline of civil resistance has developed enormously in recent years, driven by new quantitative and qualitative scholarly research, as well as by numerous nonviolent movements around the world.
ICNC runs a number of grant-supported academic and educational programs to meet the growing demand for cutting edge research, applied knowledge and practical skills in this field. Look at our research, writing, teaching and other educational offerings and review current calls for proposals or applications.
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ICNC Online Courses
ICNC offers a wealth of opportunities for online learning about civil resistance. This includes fully moderated and participant-led online courses ...
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Calls from ICNC Academic Initiatives
Throughout the year, ICNC is offering a number of academic opportunities, resources, and support that it makes available to scholars and ...
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ICNC Press and Publications
New from ICNC Press: A book on the relationship between communications and nonviolent resistance captures a new understanding of the events that [...]
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For the Policy Community
Learn MoreCivil resistance movements have a proven role in advancing human rights, democratic governance, and curtailing corruption. They are a critical factor in addressing root causes of human suffering and reducing deadly violence in the world.
It is incumbent for members of the policy community who care about these issues to understand how movements work; their historic record of making change; and when, how, and under what circumstances external actors can take actions that are helpful to movements.
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ICNC Releases New Practical Guide on Planning Nonviolent Campaigns, For Activists of All Levels
The Path of Most Resistance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Nonviolent Campaigns is a practical guide for activists and organizers of all levels...
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Powering to Peace: Integrated Civil Resistance and Peacebuilding Strategies
This report explores the complementary ideas and practices that civil resistance and peacebuilding approaches present, each from different points ...
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Nonviolent Conflict News
NVCNews.org provides a window into in-depth analysis of civil resistance movements, their dynamics, and the full range of nonviolent tactics [...]
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Minds of the Movement Blog
Learn MoreMinds of the Movement is a blog for those interested in the ideas and experiences of people on the front line of civil resistance, and those who seek to understand the art and science of nonviolent struggle.
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Small Grants, Big Commitment: Reflections on Support for Grassroots Activists and Organizers
An increasing number of human rights foundations focus on supporting movements and the grassroots. Definitions of these terms may vary, as do ...
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Protesting Corruption in Iran: Real Demands for Real Change
December 28 marks the one-year anniversary of a new wave of civil resistance in Iran, that had been brewing in various towns and cities around ...
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Encouraging Agents of Repression to Defect: Psychology for Activists
Nonviolent resistance is based on understanding that power isn’t physical, something people “hold on to,” but it is psychological. Power comes ...
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