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Activists and Organizers

How Agent Provocateurs Harm Our Movements

By Steve Chase Date of Publication: November 2021 Free Download: English | Spanish | Turkish Purchase a Print Copy Purchase...... Continue Reading

Online Learning

Webinar: How Agent Provocateurs Harm Our Movements—And What Can Be Done About It

With Dr. Steve Chase January 18, 2022 Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 0:00 – 4:42 Presentation: 4:43 – 55:38 Questions...... Continue Reading

Steve Chase

Steve Chase is a long-time activist, educator, and writer. He has been an editor at South End Press, the founding...... Continue Reading

Steve Chase, Manager of Academic Initiatives

Steve Chase, a long-time activist, educator, and writer, is ICNC’s Manager of Academic Initiatives and a Regular Contributor to ICNC’s...... Continue Reading

The problem with saying movements must be ‘totally nonviolent’ to succeed

Steve Chase of ICNC critiques a claim within Bill Moyers’ classic 2001 book ‘Doing Democracy: The MAP Model for Organizing... Continue Reading

COMO OS AGITADORES PREJUDICAM NOSSOS MOVIMENTOS Alguns exemplos históricos e ideias para reduzir os riscos Steve Chase A história nos... Continue Reading

Who We Are

ICNC is currently going through an organizational transition, and during this time staffing capacity is reduced. Ivan Marovic - Executive...... Continue Reading

Understanding Violence in Protests

Ongoing mass demonstrations in the United States and worldwide protesting racism and police brutality compel us to better understand the...... Continue Reading

Civil Resistance for Environmental Justice

From international summits on the climate emergency to rural-based direct action to end deforestation, environmental justice is capturing growing attention... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

Let's Get Strategic! Why Moving "Beyond Violence and Nonviolence" Is Flawed

I recently read Ben Case’s article “Beyond Violence and Nonviolence,” published in ROAR Magazine on June 5, 2017. In it, Case...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

Let’s Get Real! Facing Up to the Agent Provocateur Problem

In my June 20 post, “Let’s Get Strategic,” I critique the argument for mixing violent and nonviolent tactics in our...... Continue Reading

Activists and Organizers

How We Win: Reflections on Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning

Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 7:17 Presentation: 7:18 – 36:30 Questions and Answers: 36:31 – 1:01:44 Webinar Summary...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

What Can We Learn from Agent Provocateurs?

Steve Chase presented an ICNC webinar entitled, “How Agent Provocateurs Harm Our Movements—And What Can Be Done About It”, on...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

Let’s Get Ethical! Nonviolent Resistance and Morality

In my June 2017 “Let’s Get Strategic” post, I explained my disagreement with the conclusion of Ben Case’s “Beyond Violence...... Continue Reading

Interviews & People

Martin Luther King’s Little-Known Journey to Civil Resistance

Before December 1, 1955, Martin Luther King did not know Rosa Parks. He was 26 years old and still new...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

Marketing Violence: A Closer Look at the “Diversity of Tactics” Slogan

After my July 18 article on agents provocateurs was posted, I heard from a young activist who wrote, “Loved your...... Continue Reading

Activist Learning, Training, and Education

A major limiting factor to the success of civil resistance movements is the worldwide lack of “infrastructure, processes, and information...... Continue Reading

ICNC Press and Publications

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Understanding Violence in Protests

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How Agent Provocateurs Harm Our Movements

History shows us that peoples’ movements are more likely to suc­ceed when they have unity among supporters, widespread participa­tion, strategic... Continue Reading

Como los agitadores dañan nuestros movimientos

La historia nos muestra que los pueblos Es más probable que los movimientos triunfan cuando tienen unidad entre los simpatizantes,... Continue Reading

Ajan Provokatörler Mücadelemize Nasıl Zarar Veriyor

Tarih bize halk hareketlerinin destekçileri arasında birlik, yaygın katılım, stratejik planlama ve şiddetsiz disiplin olduğunda başarıya ulaşma ihtimalinin daha yüksek... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

Another Inconvenient Truth: Normal Channels Are Not Enough

A few weeks back, I sat in a movie theater watching Al Gore’s new movie about his efforts to avert...... Continue Reading

Interviews & People

Criminalizing Boycotts: Reflections on the BDS Movement (Video Interview)

Since 2013, advocating boycotts on behalf of Palestinian rights has been illegal under Israeli law. Supporters and lobbyists for the...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

How “Movement Halfway Houses” Can Increase Activist Learning

January 21 is a national holiday in the United States that honors Martin Luther King, Jr. As I’ve written elsewhere,...... Continue Reading

2020 ICNC Moderated Online Course Assessment

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2019 ICNC-Rutgers Online Course Assessment

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Academic calls

Apply for a Participant-Led Online Course on Civil Resistance

Image credit: Flickr user M.o.B 68, via Creative Commons, Black Lives Matter protest. ICNC is pleased to announce a call...... Continue Reading

Activists and Organizers

How Can Civil Resistance Work Against Violent Coups?

Watch the webinar below: This live webinar was recorded on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at 12 p.m. (Eastern Time-US) Download...... Continue Reading

Activists and Organizers

Can Integrating Civil Resistance and Peacebuilding Strategies Improve Movement Effectiveness?

This live webinar by Veronique Dudouet was recorded on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 at 12 p.m. EST Watch the webinar...... Continue Reading

For the Policy Community

Civil resistance movements have a proven role in advancing human rights, promoting democratic governance, and curtailing corruption. They are a... Continue Reading

Regional Institutes

ICNC organizes Regional Institutes on the Study and Practice of Strategic Nonviolent Action in partnership with local organizations in different... Continue Reading

2017 ICNC Rutgers Online Course Assessment

ICNC offered a moderated online course: “People Power – The Study of Strategic Nonviolent Resistance” in partnership with the International... Continue Reading

2018 ICNC Rutgers Online Course Assessment

ICNC offered a moderated online course: “People Power – The Study of Strategic Nonviolent Resistance” in partnership with the International... Continue Reading

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ICNC High School Curriculum Fellowship 2018/2019

ICNC is launching its third round of a grant program for high school educators from around the world to support...... Continue Reading

Ideas and Trends

Youth, Civil Resistance, and Elections in Eastern Europe

Presented by Dr. Olena Nikolayenko on February 28, 2018   Webinar Summary: At the turn of the twenty-first century, a...... Continue Reading

Academic Support Initiatives

Solidarity with the Poor: Civil Disobedience Against Housing Evictions in Hungary

Presented by Balint Misetics on March 27, 2018, at 12 pm Eastern Time Webinar Content 1. Introduction of the Speaker:...... Continue Reading

Resource Library

Our Resource Library contains educational resources in nearly 70 languages... Continue Reading

Webinar 2018

How Can Resistance Movements Limit Mass Killings By Repressive Governments?

Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 1:41 Presentation: 1:42 – 28:43 Questions and Answers: 28:44 – 1:00:55 Webinar Summary...... Continue Reading

Webinar 2018

How Civil Resistance Movements Can Foster More Democratic Outcomes

Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 4:24 Presentation: 4:25 – 37:46 Questions and Answers: 37:47 – 59:34 Webinar Summary...... Continue Reading

Activists and Organizers

'Planning Nonviolent Campaigns' - Book Launch and Q&A with Leading Practitioner Ivan Marovic

Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 4:18 Presentation: 4:19 – 30:55 Questions and Answers: 30:56 – 59:49 Webinar Summary...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

20 Key Civil Resistance Stories to Refocus for "20-20" Vision in New Decade

Moving into 2020 calls for reflection on events and insights gained in recent years. Here are 20 key stories from Minds...... Continue Reading

Ideas & Trends

Dying in the Truth: A Closer Look at Self-immolations in Freedom Struggles

Self-immolation is an unthinkably costly and tragic method of last resort sometimes used by those striving for justice and freedom...... Continue Reading

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