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What's New
Learn MoreThe Regional Institute on the Study and Practice of Strategic Nonviolent Action in the Americas offers practitioners and academics alike a great opportunity to learn about, and reflect on, ways to achieve social change nonviolently. Join us on April 7-13, 2019 to learn how strategic nonviolent action can shift the existing balance of power and increase awareness of issues of injustice with the goal of bringing about change. Come and learn from case studies throughout Latin America and the world.
Apply now before November 15, 2018 for the 2nd Annual Regional Institute in Quito, Ecuador.
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Three Ways to Reduce Internal Conflict in Civil Resistance Movements
One of my least favorite memories of working as an emergency manager at the Standing Rock pipeline protests in 2016-2017 was seeing a camp ...
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Resource of the Week
Resource of the week: Swarthmore College’s Global Nonviolent Action Database
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Supporting Civil Resistance Movements: Considerations for Human Rights Funders and Organizations
This post is part III in our Civil Resistance and Human Rights Funding Series. What makes civil resistance movements effective? If funders and ...
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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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Educational Resources
ICNC offers a wealth of resources in many languages on topics related to civil resistance and movement organizing.
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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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People Power Movements and International Human Rights: Creating a Legal Framework
International human rights law did not come into existence top-down, out of the benevolent intentions of states, even though states [...]
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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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Deepening Activist Learning for More Effective Civil Resistance Movements
This article is part I of our Activist Learning, Training, and Education series. One of ICNC’s most downloaded resources is Hardy Merriman’s ...
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Do Military Defections Help or Hinder Pro-Democracy Civil Resistance?
This article is part of Minds of the Movement’s Civil Resistance and Democratization series. When activists start mobilizing to pursue a ...
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Three Ways to Reduce Internal Conflict in Civil Resistance Movements
One of my least favorite memories of working as an emergency manager at the Standing Rock pipeline protests in 2016-2017 was seeing a camp ...
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