ICNC Webinars

How Israelis Are Fighting Against Democratic Backsliding

Speaker: Doron Shultziner
Date: May 2, 2023

Webinar with Doron Shultziner, May 2, 2023 Webinar Outline Introduction of Speaker: 0:00 – 2:10 Presentation: 2:11 – 32:01 Discussion: 32:02 – 59:14 Webinar Description Over recent months, Israelis from many parts of society have united and mobilized to oppose a power grab by the incumbent government against the judiciary. How did this popular movement …

Prison Hunger Strikes: How Prisoners Weaponize Their Lives to Win Dignity

Speakers: Malaka Mohammed Shwaikh and Rebecca Ruth Gould
Date: April 11, 2023

A webinar with Malaka Shwaikh and Rebecca Ruth Gould April 11, 2023 Webinar Outline Introduction of Speakers: 0:00 – 5:54 Presentation: 5:55 – 33:16 Discussion: 33:17 – 1:00:04 Webinar Details How do prison hunger strikers achieve demands? How do they stay connected with the outside world in a space that is designed to cut them …

Dollars and Dissent:
How Donors Can Support Grassroots Organizing and Nonviolent Movements

Speaker: Benjamin Naimark-Rowse, Tom Perriello

A webinar with Benjamin Naimark-Rowse and Tom Perriello September 13, 2022 Webinar Presentation Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 08:23 Presentation: 08:24 – 37:37 Respondent: 37:38 – 46:23 Questions and Answers: 46:24 – 1:08:51 Additional Questions and Answers  Webinar Details More people than ever before are using nonviolent collective action for rights, justice, and democracy around …

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

Speaker: Steve Chase
Date: January 18, 2022

With Dr. Steve Chase January 18, 2022 Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 0:00 – 4:42 Presentation: 4:43 – 55:38 Questions & Answers: 55:39 – 1:19:04 Webinar Details Opponents of civil resistance movements use a variety of repressive strategies. One of their longstanding practices is the use of agent provocateurs—people who infiltrate movements by pretending to be …

How Nonviolent Movements Increase Pressure on a State Through Demand Escalation

Speaker: Sooyeon Kang
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 2021

With Dr. Sooyeon Kang Tuesday, September 21, 2021  Webinar Details: ICNC was pleased to host Dr. Sooyeon Kang, an ICNC 2020 research fellow, to discuss her recent research into how nonviolent movements escalate their demands against a regime. In places as diverse as Algeria, Chile, Ecuador, Hong Kong, France, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Sudan, people …

Webinar: Civil Resistance Against Climate Change: What’s Happening and What Works?

Speakers: Robyn Gulliver, Winnifred Louis
Date: July 21, 2021

by authors Robyn Gulliver and Winnifred R. Louis July 21, 2021  Webinar Content Introduction of Speakers: 0:00–3:30 Presentation: 3:31–25:25 Questions and Answers: 25:26–1:02:14 Webinar Description ICNC hosted Robyn Gulliver and Winnifred Louis to discuss their forthcoming monograph, co-written with Kelly Fielding, Civil Resistance Against Climate Change (tentative title). Civil resistance against climate change burst …

Webinar: How Does Trust Shape Civil Resistance? Initial Evidence from Africa

Speaker: Jacob Lewis
Date: June 30, 2021

June 30, 2021 with author Jacob S. Lewis   Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 0:00–4:05 Presentation: 4:06–28:17 Questions & Answers: 28:18–55:51 Webinar Description ICNC is pleased to host Dr. Jacob S. Lewis, the author of the forthcoming monograph How Social Trust Shapes Civil Resistance: Lessons from Africa. Democratic backsliding around the world has highlighted the …

How Civil Resistance Movements Acquire Material and Other Resources They Need: Case Studies from Northwest Mexico and Palestine Area C

Speakers: Chris Allan, Scott DuPree, Mahmoud Soliman
Date: June 16, 2021

with authors Chris Allan, Scott DuPree, and Mahmoud Soliman June 16, 2021 Webinar Content Introduction of Mexico Case Study Speakers: 0:00–6:19 Mexico Presentation: 6:20–30:56 Introduction of Palestine Case Study Speaker: 30:57–32:26 Palestine Presentation: 32:27–57:12 Questions and Answers: 57:13—1:32:36 Webinar Description ICNC is pleased to host the authors of two forthcoming case studies on materials resources: …

Webinar: Do Nonviolent Movements Aid the Peaceful Resolution of Civil War? Findings from a Global Analysis

Speaker: Luke Abbs
Date: June 2, 2021

by Luke Abbs June 2, 2021 Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 0:00–3:32 Presentation: 3:33–30:43 Questions and Answers: 30:44—1:01:37 Webinar Description ICNC is pleased to host Luke Abbs as he discusses his monograph, The Impact of Nonviolent Resistance on the Peaceful Transformation of Civil War. Events in the last ten years have shown the extraordinary impact …

Webinar: Complementary Paths to Peace? Tracking Peacebuilding and Civil Resistance Strategies in Liberia

Speakers: Janel B. Galvanek, James Suah Shilue, Véronique Dudouet
Date: May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021 with Janel B. Galvanek, James Suah Shilue, and Véronique Dudouet Download the Special Report  Webinar Content Introduction of Speakers: 0:00 – 4:31 Presentation: 4:32 – 33:16 Panel Response: 33:17 – 42:40 Q&A: 42:41 – 1:12:02 Webinar Description ICNC is pleased to host Janel B. Galvanek and James Suah Shilue as they …

Webinar: From the Hills to the Streets to the Table: Civil Resistance and Peacebuilding in Nepal

Speakers: Ches Thurber, Subindra Bogati, Véronique Dudouet
Date: April 27, 2021

Tuesday, April 27, 2021 with authors Ches Thurber and Subindra Bogati, and responding Véronique Dudouet Download the Free PDF Webinar Content Introduction of Speakers: 0:00 – 4:28 Presentation: 4:29 – 31:44 Respondent: 31:45 – 46:26 Questions & Answers: 46:27 – 1:23:52 Webinar Description ICNC is pleased to have hosted Ches Thurber and Subrinda Bogati as …

Webinar: How Can Civil Resistance Win Well? Breakthroughs and Breakdowns on the Road to Democracy

Speaker: Jonathan Pinckney
Date: April 14, 2021

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 with author Jonathan Pinckney Download Dr. Pinckney’s Special Report, ‘How to Win Well’ Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 0:00 – 4:48 Presentation: 4:49 – 32:32 Questions & Answers: 32:33 – 1:03:46 Webinar Description ICNC hosted Dr. Jonathan Pinckney to discuss his recent research findings on civil resistance and democratization, as published …

Webinar: Civil Resistance Tactics in the 21st Century

Speakers: Michael Beer, Peter Ackerman, Shaazka Beyerle
Date: March 31, 2021

by author Michael Beer and with discussants Dr. Peter Ackerman and Shaazka Beyerle Wednesday, March 31, 2021 Webinar Content: Introduction of Speaker: 0:00 – 4:12 Presentation: 4:13 – 29:00 Responses from Discussants: 29:01 – 53:35 Questions & Answers: 53:36 – 1:26:56 Webinar Description: In this webinar Michael Beer discusses his new monograph, Civil Resistance Tactics …

Groundbreaking New Study:
The Role of External Support in Nonviolent Campaigns

Speaker: Erica Chenoweth and Maria Stephan
Date: March 3, 2021

Read the Monograph Presented by Erica Chenoweth & Maria J. Stephan, March 3, 2021 Video Recording:  Webinar Description: In this webinar, Professor Erica Chenoweth and Dr. Maria Stephan discuss their groundbreaking new study on external support to civil resistance movements, which is published in ICNC Press’s latest monograph: The Role of External Support in …

How People Fight and Win with Humor: Lessons of Creative Resistance from Belarus, Other Tyrannies and Failing Democracies

Speaker: Steve Crawshaw
Date: December 8, 2020

Presented by Steve Crawshaw, December 8, 2020 Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 0:00 – 5:00 Presentation: 5:01 – 28:14 Final Poll, Questions and Answers: 28:15 – 1:03:40 Webinar Description It has been both dismaying and inspiring to watch events in Belarus in recent months, with the continued violent repression of nonviolent resistance, that continues undimmed …

Ekta Parishad: Practices and Insights from One of the Largest Social Movements in the World

Speakers: Ramesh Sharma, Ankush Vengurlekar, Valerie Traore, Somboon "Moo" Chungprampree
Date: October 29, 2020

Thursday, October 29, 2020 A conversation with Ekta Parishad National Coordinator Ramesh Sharma and Adivasi Lives Matter co-founder Ankush Vengurlekar, followed by a panel discussion with activists Valerie Traore (Burkina Faso) and Somboon Chungprampree “Moo” (Thailand).  Webinar Content Introduction of Speakers: 0:00 – 3:41 Presentations: 3:42 – 48: 27 Questions and Answers: 48:28 – …

The Arts and Symbolism in Mexico’s Feminist Movement

Speaker: Alfonso Poncho Hernandez
Date: August 26, 2020

Webinar Content: Introduction of Speaker: 0:00 – 6:12 Presentation: 6:13 – 39:56 Questions and Answers: 39:57 – 56:55 Webinar Description: Last August, during a press conference with Mexico City’s police chief, a group of young women were seen breaking windows and throwing pink glitter in the police chief’s face. This was to demand justice for …

Creative Resistance During Pandemic: A Global South Perspective

Speakers: Ingabire Merab, Luke Espiritu & Phil Wilmot
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Presented by Ingabire Merab, Luke Espiritu & Phil Wilmot, Wednesday, May 27, 2020  Webinar Content: Introduction of Speakers: 0:00 – 3:47 Presentation: 3:48 – 37:51 Questions and Answers: 37:53 – 1:01:34 Webinar Description: This webinar explored what activists in the Global South are doing to navigate public health concerns and authoritarian conditions to advance …

Confronting the Caliphate: Nonviolent Resistance in Jihadist Proto-States

Speaker: Isak Svensson
Date: Thursday, October 17, 2019

Presented by Isak Svensson on Thursday, October 17, 2019 Webinar Content: Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 04:12 Presentation: 04:13 – 31:24 Questions and Answers: 31:25 – 1:00:29 Webinar Description: In this webinar, we explored how people living in jihadist proto-states organized by groups like ISIS have used civil resistance —including acts of popular disobedience, non-cooperation, …

Promoting Civil Resistance as Part of the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative

Speakers: Marie Dennis, Sharon Erickson Nepstad, and Eli McCarthy
Date: Thursday, September 5, 2019

Presented by Marie Dennis, Sharon Erickson Nepstad, and Eli McCarthy on Thursday, September 5, 2019, at 12 pm EDT.  Webinar Content: Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 4:40 Presentation: 4:41 – 37:54 Marie Dennis: 4:41 – 11:32 Sharon Erickson Nepstad: 11:33 – 23:19 Eli McCarthy: 23:20 – 37:54 Questions and Answers: 37:55 – 1:00:49 Webinar …

The Pro-Democracy Nonviolent Movement in Sudan: Its Strategies, Achievements, and Prospects

Speaker: Quscondy Abdulshafi
Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Presented by Quscondy Abdulshafi on Wednesday, May 22, 2019 at 12:00pm EDT. Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 2:13 Presentation: 2:14 – 32:38 Questions and Answers: 32:39 – 54:32 Webinar Summary Since its independence from British rule in 1956, Sudan has suffered a protracted civil war–one of the deadliest in Africa–which led to the …

How We Win: Reflections on Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning

Speaker: George Lakey
Date: Thursday, February 21, 2019

Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 7:17 Presentation: 7:18 – 36:30 Questions and Answers: 36:31 – 1:01:44 Webinar Summary In this webinar, George Lakey, a long time social movement organizer and the author of How We Win: A Guide to Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning, shares some of the key lessons he’s learned about how …

‘Planning Nonviolent Campaigns’ – Book Launch and Q&A with Leading Practitioner Ivan Marovic

Speaker: Ivan Marovic
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2019

Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 4:18 Presentation: 4:19 – 30:55 Questions and Answers: 30:56 – 59:49 Webinar Summary “If you asked me about the movement I was part of, Otpor, and the campaigns we ran, I could tell you about tactics all day long. I could also talk about the Declaration on the Future …

Can Civil Resistance End Civil Wars? Lessons From Nepal On Combining Resistance Struggles and Peacebuilding Efforts

Speaker: Ches Thurber & Subindra Bogati
Date: Thursday, December 13, 2018

Webinar Content Introduction of Speakers: 00:00 – 5:30 Presentation: 5:31 – 37:21 Questions and Answers: 37:22 – 1:07:02 Webinar Summary From 1996 until 2006 Nepal experienced a civil war that resulted in an estimated 17,000 casualties. Remarkably, the conflict ended when the Maoist insurgents forged an agreement with the country’s political parties to jointly launch …

The Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movements

Speaker: Lester Kurtz and Lee Smithey
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018

Webinar Content Introduction of Speakers: 00:00 – 5:19 Presentation: 5:20 – 33:29 Questions and Answers: 33:30 – 1:02:26 Webinar Summary From Bull Connors’ dogs and fire hoses attacking U.S. civil rights demonstrators to the massacre at Amritsar in colonial India and the shooting of nonviolent demonstrators in Soviet Tblisi in 1990, the use of coercive …

How Civil Resistance Movements Can Foster More Democratic Outcomes

Speaker: Jonathan Pinckney
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018

Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 4:24 Presentation: 4:25 – 37:46 Questions and Answers: 37:47 – 59:34 Webinar Summary Based on his new ICNC monograph When Civil Resistance Succeeds: Building Democracy After Popular Nonviolent Uprisings, Dr. Jonathan Pinckney will begin his webinar presentation with the observation that, while several existing studies have pointed to …

How Can Resistance Movements Limit Mass Killings By Repressive Governments?

Speaker: Evan Perkoski
Date: Wednesday, June 20

Webinar Content Introduction of Speaker: 00:00 – 1:41 Presentation: 1:42 – 28:43 Questions and Answers: 28:44 – 1:00:55 Webinar Summary Evan Perkoski, is the co-author of ICNC’s recent Special Report Nonviolent Resistance and the Prevention of Mass Killings During Popular Uprisings. His webinar will address how resistance movements can limit or eliminate the use of …

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

Speaker: Balint Misetics
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2018

Presented by Balint Misetics on March 27, 2018, at 12 pm Eastern Time Webinar Content 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00 – 2:42 2. Presentation: 2:43 – 33:16 3. Questions and Answers: 33:17 – 1:00:28 Webinar Summary The eviction of impoverished, indebted families is becoming increasingly common in Hungary—but so too are anti-eviction blockades. Nonviolent direct action has …

Youth, Civil Resistance, and Elections in Eastern Europe

Speaker: Olena Nikolayenko
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018

Presented by Dr. Olena Nikolayenko on February 28, 2018   Webinar Summary: At the turn of the twenty-first century, a number of nonviolent youth movements were formed to demand political change in repressive political regimes that emerged since the collapse of communism. The Serbian social movement Otpor (Resistance) played a vital role in bringing down …

Can People Power Movements Strengthen International Human Rights Law?

Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth A. Wilson
Date: Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018

This Academic Webinar took place Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at 12 p.m. EST This webinar was presented by Dr. Elizabeth Wilson Watch the webinar below: Webinar content 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00 – 1:38 2. Presentation: 1:38 – 36:10 3. Questions and Answers: 36:10 – 54:28 Webinar Summary International human rights law did not come …

How Can Civil Resistance Work Against Violent Coups?

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Zunes
Date: Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017

Watch the webinar below: This live webinar was recorded on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at 12 p.m. (Eastern Time-US) Download a copy of the monograph here Questions participants asked that we didn’t get to address during the live session: Q: I’m wondering how strictly you define coup—whether an illegitimate government itself could be said to …

Can Integrating Civil Resistance and Peacebuilding Strategies Improve Movement Effectiveness?

Speaker: Dr. Véronique Dudouet
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017

This live webinar by Veronique Dudouet was recorded on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017 at 12 p.m. EST Watch the webinar Webinar Summary Do the distinct approaches of civil resistance and peacebuilding complement one another, and if so, how? What are the implications for the ongoing work of activists, scholars, and policy makers worldwide? Having published …

Nonviolent Action and the “New Story”: Completing the Circle for an Unstoppable Movement

Speaker: Michael Nagler
Date: Thursday, June 22, 2017

This webinar occurred on Thursday, June 22, 2017 from 12-1 p.m. EST. Watch the webinar: Webinar summary: We are in the throes of a “paradigm shift” from an “old story” of materialism and separateness, in which competition and violence are inevitable, to a “new story” drawing on both new scientific understandings and ancient wisdom traditions …

What Uganda’s Poor and “Under-Educated” Activists Can Teach People Resisting Autocrats Across the World

Speakers: Phil Wilmot and Scovia Arinaitwe
Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2017

This “Voices from the Field” webinar occurred on Wednesday, May 24 from 12-1 p.m. EST. Watch the webinar below: Webinar summary: This webinar will discuss ongoing struggles in Uganda, including successes in organizing and training peasant farmers, as well as the role of activists and leaders from the informal transportation sector. These campaigns are led …

Transforming Women through Civil Resistance and Nonviolent Activism

Speakers: Reena Shadaan and Arnab Chakraborty
Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2017

This “Voices from the Field” webinar occurred on Wednesday, May 10 from 10-11:30 a.m. EST. Webinar summary: This interactive panel will discuss women’s movements fighting for better livelihoods, ending violence against women, and supporting inclusion and rights in India. Participants will learn about current majority-women campaigns and movements in West Bengal and Bhopal involving thousands. Discussants …

Why did Occupy Stumble: Key Lessons for Activists Today

Speaker: Matthew Johnson
Date: Thursday, April 6, 2017

This Academic Webinar took place on Thursday, April 6 at 12 p.m. EST. This webinar was presented by Matthew Johnson Watch the webinar below:     Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00 – 01:03 2. Presentation: 01:03 – 32:05 3. Questions and Answers: 32:05 – 53:18 Webinar Summary: This webinar will discuss the Occupy …

Organizing Civil Resistance in Divided Societies: Key Lessons from Nepal, South Africa, and East Timor

Speaker: Dr. Ches Thurber
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2017

This Academic Webinar took place on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 12 p.m. EST. This webinar was presented by Dr. Ches Thurber Watch the webinar below:    Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00 – 01:01 2. Presentation: 01:01 – 36:48 3. Questions and Answers: 36:48 – 56:12   Webinar Summary: Social divisions, such as ethnicity, …

Native Americans’ Nonviolent Struggle for Rights and Justice

Speakers: Sherri Mitchell and Tom Hastings
Date: Thursday, March 9, 2017

This Academic Webinar, presented by Sherri Mitchell and Tom Hastings, took place on Thursday, March 9, 2017, at 12 p.m. EST. Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: Introduction of the Speakers: 00:00-03:25 Presentation: 03:25-47:57 Question and Answers: 47:57-1:17:52 Webinar Summary: Native Americans and First Nations peoples have distinct cultural methods of conflict management that vary …

Making or Breaking Nonviolent Discipline in Civil Resistance Movements

Speaker: Jonathan Pinckney
Date: Tuesday, January 17, 2017

This Academic Webinar took place on Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 12 p.m. EST This webinar was presented by Jonathan Pinckney      Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00-00:52 2. Presentation: 00:52- 29:20 3. Questions and Answers: 29:20-52:29 Two different polls were conducted among the participants during the webinar. …

National Nonviolent Defense Against Aggressor-States

Speaker: Dr. Maciej Bartkowski
Date: Wednesday, December 21, 2016

This Academic Webinar took place on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST This webinar was presented by Dr. Maciej Bartkowski Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00 – 00:55 2. Presentation: 00:56 – 49:52 3. Questions and Answers: 49:53 – 1:07:58 Four different polls were conducted among the …

Subtle Acts of Nonviolent Defiance in North Korea: Civil Resistance in the Making?

Speaker: Jieun Baek
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2016

This Academic Webinar took place on on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST This webinar was presented by Jieun Baek Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 00:44 2. Presentation: 00:44 – 37:09 3. Questions and Answers: 37:09– 56:20 Webinar Summary: The North Korean regime is notorious for exercising …

Civil Resistance against Democratically Elected Governments

Speaker: Stephen Zunes
Date: Thursday, October 27, 2016

This Academic Webinar took place on on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST This webinar was presented by Stephen Zunes Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 00:59 2. Presentation: 00:59 – 31:24 3. Questions and Answers: 31:24– 52:38   Webinar Summary: Due to the remarkable successes of civil resistance in legitimate …

Novel Civic Activism in Armenia: Its Nature, Challenges, Impact and Prospects

Speaker: Valentina Gevorgyan
Date: Wednesday, October 12, 2016

This Academic Webinar took place on Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST   This webinar was presented by Valentina Gevorgyan   Watch the webinar below: Webinar Content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 01:24 2. Presentation: 01:24 – 36:35 3. Questions and Answers: 36:35 – 54:58 Webinar Summary: The civic activism against the semi-authoritarian regime in Armenia has …

Successes and Challenges of Nonviolent Actions in Thailand

Speaker: Janjira Sombatpoonsiri
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2016

This Academic Webinar took place on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST This webinar was presented by Janjira Sombatpoonsiri  Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 00:58 2. Presentation: 00:59 – 51:52 3. Questions and Answers: 51:53 – 1:02:57 Webinar Summary Subsequent to the 1992 ‘people power’ that overthrew the long rule of military …

Civilian Strategies in Gold Mining Conflicts in Peru: From Violence to Disciplined Nonviolent Resistance

Speaker: Michael Wilson
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2016

This Webinar took place on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST. This webinar was presented by Michael Wilson Becerril Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 02:09 2. Presentation: 02:10 – 32:24 3. Questions and Answers: 32:25 – 53:53   Webinar Summary Research shows that nonviolent means of waging a conflict are not only morally …

Webinar Discussion: Anti-Corruption Struggles & Latin America’s New Wave of People Power

Speakers: Lucia Mendizabal, Alejandro Salas, Shaazka Beyerle, Dr. Maciej Bartkowski
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2016

This live ICNC Academic Webinar took place on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST This special ICNC webinar discussion featured:  Lucia Mendizabal from Guatemala, one of the leaders of #RenunciaYa; Alejandro Salas, Regional Director Americas, Transparency International; Shaazka Beyerle, author, Curtailing Corruption: People Power for Accountability and Justice; and moderated by Dr. Maciej Bartkowski, ICNC’s Senior Director.   …

Winning Against the Odds: Nonviolent Revolutions in Eastern Europe & Lessons For Today

Speaker: Steve Crawshaw
Date: Thursday, April 28, 2016

This Academic Webinar took place on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST. This academic webinar was presented by Steve Crawshaw, author and human rights advocate.  This webinar is transcribed into Chinese   Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 01:25 2. Presentation: 01:32 – 39:25 3. Questions and Answers: 39:50 – …

Religious Elites and Civil Resistance Struggles: Argentina, Chile, and El Salvador in the 1970s

Speaker: Sharon Erickson Nepstad
Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2016

This ICNC Academic Webinar took place on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST. This academic webinar was presented by Sharon Erickson Nepstad, Professor of Sociology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.  This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Watch webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 00:30 2. Presentation: …

The Stages of the Montgomery Bus Boycott Movement: Lessons for Activists

Speaker: Doron Shultziner
Date: Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016

This LIVE ICNC Academic Webinar took place on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST. This live academic webinar was presented by Doron Shultziner, Assistant Professor in the Politics & Communications Department at the Hadassah Academic College Jerusalem. This webinar is transcribed into Chinese   Watch webinar below: Webinar content 1. Introduction of the …

Civic Mobilization and Post-Conflict Power-Sharing: Bosnia and Macedonia

Speaker: Kurt Bassuener
Date: Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016

This LIVE ICNC Academic Webinar took place on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST.  This live academic webinar was presented by Kurt Bassuener, co-founder and Senior Associate of the Democratization Policy Council and co-author of the Diplomat’s Handbook.   Watch the webinar below: Webinar Content 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 02:18 2. Presentation: …

Dr. King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail: Lessons for Civil Resistance Movements

Speaker: Tom Hastings
Date: Friday, Jan. 15, 2016

This Academic Webinar took place on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 at 12 p.m. EST. This live academic webinar will be presented by Tom Hastings, faculty in the graduate program of Conflict Resolution at Portland State University and an ICNC Academic Advisor. This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Watch webinar below: Webinar content 1. Introduction of …

Civil Resistance of Ordinary People against Brutal Regimes in Africa: Cases of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Kenya

Speaker: Robert Press
Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2015

This live academic webinar was presented on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, by Robert Press, associate professor of political science at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is also the author of “The New Africa: Dispatches from a Changing Continent,” published in 1999 by the University Press of Florida. This book was cited as one of …

Nonviolent ways out of occupation: Making self-determination struggles more effective

Speaker: Dr. Jason MacLeod
Date: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015

This live ICNC Academic Webinar was presented on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. This academic webinar was presented by Dr. Jason MacLeod, lecturer on nonviolent resistance at the University of Queensland.   Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 01:00 2. Presentation: 01:02 – 39:00 3. Questions and Answers: 39:29 – …

Civic Struggle in Venezuela Amid Political Polarization

Speaker: Gerardo Gonzalez
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015

This academic webinar was presented by Gerardo Gonzalez, Sociologist and Lecturer at Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA) and the Universidad Metropolitana. Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:05- 00:39 2. Presentation: 03:02 – 32:24 3. Questions and Answers: 32:26 – 47:57   Webinar Summary This webinar talk will analyze …

Learning from Gandhi, a Campaign against Untouchability, and Human Error

Speaker: Mary King
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015

This ICNC Academic Webinar was presented on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 by Mary King, author, whose works include, among others: “Freedom Song: A Personal Story of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement,” “A Quiet Revolution: The First Palestinian Intifada and Nonviolent Resistance,” and her latest book, “Gandhian Nonviolent Struggle and Untouchability in South India: The 1924-1925 …

Nonviolent Resistance against Enforced Disappearances

Speaker: Alejandro Vélez
Date: Thursday, April 16, 2015

This academic webinar was presented by Alejandro Vélez, Editor-in-Chief, Nuestra Aparente Rendición (Our Apparent Surrender). This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 01:27 2. Presentation: 01:29 – 30:45   Webinar Summary Enforced disappearance has been used by undemocratic and democratic regimes as well as violent …

The Power of Staying Put: Nonviolent Resistance Against Armed Groups in Colombia

Speaker: Juan Masullo Jiménez
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015

This ICNC Academic Webinar was presented on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 by Juan Masullo Jiménez, Doctoral Researcher at the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute (EUI).   Watch webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 01:25 2. Presentation: 01:32 – 39:25 3. Questions and Answers: 39:50 – …

Webinar Recording and Publication: The Tibetan Nonviolent Struggle: A Strategic and Historical Analysis

Speaker: Tendor Dorjee
Date: Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015

This ICNC Academic Webinar was presented on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 by Tenzin Dorjee, Activist and Writer, and former executive director of Students for a Free Tibet.     Watch webinar recording below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:00- 00:56 2. Presentation: 01:00 – 34:44 3. Questions and Answers: 35:20 – 56:23   Webinar …

Gradualist Democratization using Civil Resistance

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Zunes
Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015

This ICNC Academic Webinar was presented on Tuesday, March 31, 2015 by Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies, University of San Francisco; Co-Chair, ICNC Academic Advisors Committee.   Watch the webinar below:  Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 02:08- 03:26 2. Presentation: 03:28 – 36:14 3. Questions and Answers: 36:15 – 01:00:38 …

Re-thinking Civil Resistance: How to Challenge Power and Build a Democratic Society

Speaker: Barry L. Gan
Date: Thursday, March 19, 2015

This ICNC Academic Webinar was presented on Thursday, March 19, 2015 by Barry L. Gan, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Nonviolence at St. Bonaventure University. This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Watch the webinar below: Webinar content: 1. Introduction of the Speaker: 00:32- 02:00 2. Presentation: 02:04 – 23:45 3. Questions and …

From Selma to St. Louis: Civil Resistance in Ferguson and Beyond

Speakers: Pastor Cori Bush, Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Dr. David Ragland, Barbara J. Wien
Date: Thursday, Feb 26, 2015

This webinar was presented by Pastor Cori Bush, Kingdom Embassy International; Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Civil Rights Activist and Distinguished Senior Scholar-in-Residence at Emory University; Dr. David Ragland, Visiting Professor at Bucknell University; and Barbara J. Wien, Professorial Lecturer at American University.   Watch the webinar below: Introduction of Speakers (3 minutes) View on YouTube  Police Militarization …

Dynamics and Factors of Transition from Violence to Nonviolent Resistance

Speaker: Dr. Véronique Dudouet
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014

This live ICNC Academic Webinar took place on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 at 12 p.m. EST. Based on a newly-published edited book Civil Resistance and Conflict Transformation. Transitions from Armed to Nonviolent Struggles (Routledge August 2014), this webinar will provide some insights on the interplay between civil resistance, armed insurgency and conflict transformation. Particular focus …

Dynamics and Factors of Transition from Violence to Nonviolent Resistance

        Véronique Dudouet, Senior Researcher and Program Director, the Berghof Foundation Wednesday, November 12, 2014 / 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST Based on a newly-published edited book Civil Resistance and Conflict Transformation. Transitions from Armed to Nonviolent Struggles (Routledge August 2014), this webinar will provide some insights on the interplay between civil resistance, …

Explaining the “Umbrella Revolution” for Political Rights in Hong Kong

Speakers: Michael Davis, Victoria Tin-bor Hui, Dr. Maciej Bartkowski
Date: Tuesday, October 7, 2014

This ICNC Academic webinar took place on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, and featured Michael Davis, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong; Victoria Tin-bor Hui, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame; and was moderated by Dr. Maciej Bartkowski, Senior Director, Education and Research, ICNC.   Watch the webinar below: Webinar Introduction The …

Ukrainian Struggle Explained: The Maidan Revolution, Resistance to Military Intervention and Citizens’ Organizing

Speakers: Nataliya Gumenyuk, Dr. Olga Onuch, Dmytro Potekhin, Olena Tregub
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Recorded discussion from live webinar conducted on April 9, 2014 An ICNC-moderated webinar discussion brought together four Ukrainian guests with backgrounds in academia, journalism, activism, and policy to talk about the political conflict in Ukraine. A number of false narratives have emerged that branded the Maidan Revolution as violent, driven by radicals and external powers. …

Civil Resistance and Military Dynamics: Examining Security Force Defections in the Arab Spring

Speaker: Sharon Erickson Nepstad
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Sharon Erickson Nepstad, University of New Mexico Wednesday, November 13, 2013 / 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Recent studies have emphasized that security force defections can greatly improve the odds that civil resistance movements will achieve their goals.  Yet we still know relatively little about the factors that influence defections …

Civilian Defiance and Resistance to Coups and Military Takeovers

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Zunes
Date: Thursday, October 3, 2013

Dr. Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies at University of San Francisco; Co-Chair, ICNC Academic Advisors Committee Thursday, October 3, 2013 / 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST The power of strategic nonviolent action in successful pro-democracy insurrections against autocratic regimes has been well-documented.  Less well known has been the role of strategic nonviolent action …

Recovering Nonviolent History: Civil Resistance in Liberation Struggles

Speaker: Dr. Maciej Bartkowski
Date: Thursday, June 6, 2013

Dr. Maciej Bartkowski, Senior Director, Education and Research at ICNC Thursday, June 6, 2013 / 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST The modern practice of civil resistance sprang from the ideas about the underlying nature of political power and agency of people that began to be formed much earlier in history than many realize. In fact, as the …

Political Defiance in today’s Russia: Its Successes and Challenges

Speaker: Oleg Kozlovsky
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Oleg Kozlovsky, Fulbright Visiting Scholar, George Washington University  Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST In December 2011 tens of thousands of Russians went to the streets of Moscow and other cities to protest fraud at recent parliamentary elections. This was a shock to the regime as well as the opposition even though both …

The Effect of Nonviolent Palestinian Protests on Israeli Perceptions of the Conflict

Speaker: Nichole Argo
Date: February 21, 2013

Nichole Argo, Postdoctoral Fellow in Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University February 21, 2013 We surveyed Israelis in June 2012 to see how reminders of these nonviolent protests affected their perceptions of Palestinians, prospects for peace, their own sacred values, and more generally, their belief that groups can change. To our surprise, reminders of …

How Communities Use Nonviolent Strategies to Avoid Civil War Violence

Speaker: Dr. Oliver Kaplan
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Dr. Oliver Kaplan, Lecturer in Human Rights at the Josef Korbel School, University of Denver Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Civilians would seem powerless when facing violent and heavily armed actors in settings of civil conflict, and yet communities in various countries have found ways to avoid violence. In this presentation Dr. Kaplan discusses the various …

Sustaining a Movement: The Resilience of Brazilian Women in a Nonviolent Struggle for Rights

Speakers: Jeffrey W. Rubin, Emma Sokoloff-Rubin
Date: Friday, January 25, 2013

Jeffrey W. Rubin and Emma Sokoloff-Rubin January 25, 2013 In 1986, a group of young Brazilian women started a movement to secure economic rights for rural women and transform women’s roles in their homes and communities. Together with activists across the country, they built a new democracy and fought for women’s rights in the wake …

Strategic Nonviolent Struggle in the Middle East Before the ‘Arab Spring’

Speaker: Dr. Benedetta Berti
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2013

Dr. Benedetta Berti, Associate Fellow and Lecturer, Tel Aviv University January 17, 2013 This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Contrary to the conventional narrative Middle Eastern civil society has been active and involved in strategic non-violent struggle for years before the beginning of the massive social and political mobilizations of 2010 and 2011. The presentation …

What if Gandhi had a Smartphone?

Speaker: Dr. Joseph Bock
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Presented by: Dr. Joseph Bock, Director of Global Health Training at the Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, and Author of “The Technology of Nonviolence” Wednesday, December 5, 2012 This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Engaging in nonviolent resistance for political transformation during Gandhi’s struggles in South Africa and British India has …

Civil Resistance 2.0: Digital Enhancements to the 198 Nonviolent Methods

Speaker: Mary Joyce
Date: Thursday, November 29, 2012

Presented by: Mary Joyce, Researcher & Consultant in Global Digital Activism, Editor of “Digital Activism Decoded” Thursday, November 29, 2012, 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Gene Sharp created his list of 198 nonviolent methods in 1973. In the years since, media has become dramatically more accessible to activists. Media produced …

Why Nonviolent Revolutions Sometimes Fail: Insights from Civil Resistance Struggles in China, Panama, and Kenya from 1985-1992

Speaker: Sharon Erickson Nepstad
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Tuesday, April 24, 2012 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST This webinar is transcribed into Chinese In the 1980s, the world was captivated as East Germans brought down the Berlin wall and the Filipino “people power” movement ousted long-standing dictator Ferdinand Marcos.  Yet other civil resistance movements during this time failed to achieve political change.  Researchers have …

Anatomy of an Occupation: Did the Planners of Occupy Wall Street Really Have a Plan?

Speaker: Nathan Schneider
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012

Thursday, March 8, 2012 12:00pm-1:00pm EST When Occupy Wall Street and the ensuing Occupy movement captured the world’s attention in the fall of 2011, the world wasn’t exactly sure what hit it. Through a series of up-close portraits of the movement in both planning and execution, this webinar will explore how it has succeeded as …

Civil Resistance in Bahrain: Current Political and Communication Challenges

Speaker: Nada Alwadi
Date: Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Tuesday, November 1, 2011 12:00pm-1:00pm EDT In this webinar Bahraini journalist Nada Alwadi discusses the ongoing civil resistance movement in Bahrain (a small island monarchy in the Persian Gulf) which has been a part of the recent wave of popular revolts in the Middle East known as the Arab Spring. She revisits the timeline of …

The Arts of Protest: Creative Cultural Resistance

Speaker: Nadine Bloch
Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011 12:00pm-1:00pm EDT Nadine Bloch, creative resistance and nonviolent direct action educator and practitioner, explores how some of the most impactful and memorable moments from civil resistance and nonviolent movements are sung by the masses, printed by the thousands, enacted through craft, painted in vivid color, or performed in traditional dress. This …

Gandhi’s Journey and the Power of Nonviolence

Speaker: Dennis Dalton
Date: Thursday, May 12, 2011

Thursday, May 12, 2011 12:00pm-1:00pm EST In this webinar Dennis Dalton, Professor Emeritus at Barnard College, Columbia University, examines the stages in Gandhi’s life as a political theorist and activist, beginning with his birth into an orthodox Hindu family and his observance of the traditional Hindu ideal of nonviolence (ahimsa). The webinar looks at Gandhi’s …

The 7 Activist Uses of Digital Tech: the Case of Popular Resistance in Egypt

Speaker: Mary Joyce
Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 12:00pm-1:00pm EDT This webinar is transcribed into Chinese In this webinar, Mary Joyce, Founder of the Meta-Activism Project, presents a framework that divides digital technology into seven activist functions: documenting, co-creating, mobilizing, broadcasting, synthesizing, protecting and transferring resources.  She uses the recent case of the Egyptian Revolution to explore these functions. …

Civil Resistance from Gandhi to Present Time

Speaker: Jørgen Johansen
Date: Monday, April 4, 2011

Monday, April 4, 2011 12:00pm-1:00pm EST Presented by: Jørgen Johansen Lecturer and Faculty Member, Syracuse University, Strasbourg, France This Webinar presents a short history of what civil resistance have achieved the last 90 years. This is the history of societal conflicts handled with peaceful means. How can unarmed movements succeed against states with their police …

Image Management in Nonviolent Civil Society Struggles

Speaker: Tom Hastings
Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011

Thursday, March 10, 2011 12:00pm-1:00pm EST Tom Hastings, Professor in the Department of Conflict Resolution at Portland State University presents on image management in civil society campaigns.  Most civil society campaigns seem to acquire an image; Gandhi’s movements, for the most part, were nonviolent, rooted in the increasing appearance of being persistent and cross-culturally Indian. …

From Facebook to Streetbook: Egypt’s Nonviolent Uprising

Speaker: Sherif Mansour
Date: Thursday February 17, 2011

Thursday February 17, 2011 12:00pm-1:00pm EST This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Sherif Mansour, Senior Program Officer of the Middle East and North Africa at Freedom House, examines the recent Egyptian uprising that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak, focusing on the major turning points, the organizational tactics that were employed by Egyptian activists, and the …

Disrupting Corruption: People Power to Gain Accountability

Speaker: Shaazka Beyerle
Date: Thursday, January 27, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011 4:00pm – 5:00pm EST Shaazka Beyerle is a writer and educator on people power and strategic nonviolent action and a Senior Advisor with ICNC. This webinar explores how empowered citizens are engaging in civil resistance to curb graft and abuse. Corruption is intimately linked to violence, human insecurity, and oppression. For …

How can movement and revolution studies inform the theory and practice of nonviolent action?

Speaker: Dr. Stellan Vinthagen
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST Dr. Stellan Vinthagen, Associate Professor in Sociology and Senior Lecturer in Peace and Development Studies at Göteborg University in Sweden looks at how real world events and statistics show how civil resistance or nonviolent action movements, contrary to conventional assumptions, are very effective means to change societies. …

Nonviolence Today: The State of Humanity’s Most Important Art

Speaker: Dr. Michael Nagler
Date: Thursday, October 21, 2010

Thursday, October 21, 2010 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST Dr. Michael Nagler, Professor Emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley and President of the Metta Center for Nonviolence, gives an overview of the present state of awareness and practice of nonviolent techniques, stressing several new developments that give cause for hope despite the grim …

The Digital Duel: Resistance and Repression in an Online World

Speaker: Daryn Cambridge
Date: Thursday, October 14th, 2010

Thursday, October 14th, 2010 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Daryn Cambridge, Director for Knowledge & Digital Strategies at the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, and adjunct professor at American University, looks at the emerging role of digital tools and new media in impacting the way people around the world struggle …

Civil Resistance in Bosnia: Pressure for Truth and Reform

Speakers: Vanessa Ortiz, Darko Brkan
Date: Thursday, October 7th, 2010

Thursday, October 7th, 2010 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST Vanessa Ortiz, former Sr. Director for Civic and Field Learning at ICNC, and Darko Brkan, organizer for Dosta!, present two movements in Bosnia that are challenging the status quo and mobilizing citizens to action. The Women of Srebrenica is a movement that galvanized the grief of women …

Costs and Risks in Nonviolent Conflict

Speaker: Hardy Merriman
Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Hardy Merriman, senior advisor to ICNC, looks at how civil resistance movements engage in a contest with their adversaries. In this contest, each side is capable of imposing costs on the other. Civil resistance movements may take actions that deny their …

Swallowing Camels: How the Media Misinterpret Nonviolent Struggles

Speaker: Dr. Cynthia Boaz
Date: Thursday, May 27, 2010

Thursday, May 27th, 2010 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Dr. Cynthia Boaz, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Sonoma State University, uses frame analysis to analyze some of the common ways in which mainstream media coverage of nonviolent struggles and civil resistance tends to reinforce key distortions in knowledge about …

Civil Resistance as a Foundation of Democracy to Be: The Legacy of Nonviolent Struggle in the Democratization of Poland

Speaker: Dr. Maciej Bartkowski
Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010

Thursday, May 13th, 2010 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST Dr. Maciej Bartkowski, Senior Director for Education and Research at the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict presents on the long term impact of civil resistance after a nonviolent struggle ends and a democratic transition is launched. Does civil resistance create a long lasting effect on the society …

The Role of Indigenous Movements in Democratization in Latin America: The Guatemalan Case

Speaker: Dr. Roddy Brett
Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010

Thursday, May 6th, 2010 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST Dr. Roddy Brett, Professor at the Universidad del Rosario in Colombia, presents on the role and impact of social movements in the context of Guatemala’s peace process, which was a key aspect of the country’s process of democratization to resolve the protracted and genocidal internal armed conflict …

Why Civil Resistance Works

Speaker: Dr. Erica Chenoweth
Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST Dr. Erica Chenoweth, Assistant Professor of Government at Wesleyan University looks at the strategic advantage of nonviolent struggle and civil resistance. Armed insurgency may have triumphed in the Algerian war of independence, the Chinese Revolution, and the anti-Soviet war in Afghanistan. These cases, among others, have convinced …

Nonviolent Strategy, Tactics and Collective Identity

Speaker: Dr. Lee Smithey
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010

Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST This webinar is transcribed into Chinese Dr. Lee Smithey, Professor of Sociology at Swarthmore College, looks at how tactical choices and their execution are closely related to the construction of collective identities in social movements. Studying collective identity has helped social movement scholars understand why people participate …

Nonviolent Action in the Islamic World

Speaker: Dr. Stephen Zunes
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010

Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST Dr. Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, discusses the long history of strategic nonviolent action throughout the Islamic world, in the Middle East and beyond. Based in part on the social contract implied in Islamic teachings which advocate the …

When Repression Backfires

Speaker: Dr. Les Kurtz
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010

Thursday, February 18, 2010 1:30pm – 2:30pm EST Dr. Les Kurtz, professor of Sociology at George Mason University and author/editor of several books including, “The Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, and Conflict,” explores the “paradox of repression,” – efforts by elites to repress a movement that often end up strengthening a civil resistance movement rather than …