ICNC offered a moderated online course on civil resistance in partnership with Rutgers University Graduate School, which took place from February 18, 2013 to April 5, 2013.
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Applications, admission and course participants
ICNC received close to 100 applications and accepted 42 participants. Among these 42 participants, 35 countries were represented including Latvia, Kenya, Germany, Uganda, New Zealand, South Africa, Guatemala, Israel, Brazil, Nigeria, among others. The course participants were mostly mid-level professionals that included lawyers, journalists, NGOs executives, development managers and civil society experts, as well as doctoral students and academics.
The online course consisted of an introduction module and seven thematic modules. Each thematic module was released at the beginning of the week and the participants and moderators engaged in different forums of the module throughout the week. A detailed course outline is provided below.
Module 1. Welcome and Introductions
Meet Your Course Facilitators
ICNC and Rutgers
Course Schedule
Course Requirements
Video Presentations
Tips for Online Learning
Module 2: Theoretical Foundations of Civil Resistance
Civil Resistance in Context
Fundamental Ideas
Common Misconceptions
Module 3: Historical Development of Civil Resistance
Centuries of Nonviolent Conflict
Core Dynamics of Civil Resistance
Nonviolent Action in the Islamic World
Movements Learn from One Another
Module 4: Tools of Conflict Analysis + Strategies and Tactics
Pillars of Support and Mechanisms of Change
Spectrum of Allies
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT)
A Force More Powerful: Nashville segment
Experience from the Thai/Burma Border
Strategic Planning and Tactical Choices
Principles of Strategic Nonviolent Conflict
Cultural and Creative Dynamics of Nonviolent Tactics
Experience from Palestine
Methods of Nonviolent Action
Module 5: Skills vs. Conditions and Tactical Innovation in Nonviolent Conflict
Conditions and Their Impact
Skills vs. Conditions
Tactical Innovation
People Power: The Game of Civil Resistance
Module 6: What about Violence?
Violent vs. Nonviolent Action
Radicalized, Extreme Violence
The Paradox of Repression and Backfire (Part 1)
The Paradox of Repression and Backfire (Part 2)
Radical Flank Effect
Module 7: The Role of Media in Civil Resistance
Civil Resistance and Conventional Media
Digital Tools and New Media
Citizen Journalism
Module 8: Final Evaluation
Final Quiz
Final Course Evaluation
“Everyone was engaged and made interesting contributions; there was real debate in the forums, with the facilitators adding new ideas and summaries.”
-ICNC Online Course Participant, 2013
“I really enjoyed the range of different materials used to support learning. I really appreciated the opportunity to understand our own struggles.”
-ICNC Online Course Participant, 2013
“This was such an interesting course, full of material I didn’t know about, and new ideas, and really accessible.”
-ICNC Online Course Participant, 2013
“[I liked] learning from other students, and making potentially long- term contact with some of them.”
-ICNC Online Course Participant, 2013