Monograph
2021
Civil Resistance Tactics in the 21st Century
By Michael Beer
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Michael Beer has brought us up to date with this impressive monograph that includes a revised, expanded, and recategorized list of civil resistance methods which is a must-read for both scholars and activists.”
About the book
Civil Resistance Tactics in the 21st Century belongs on the virtual bookshelf of anyone who is studying or practicing nonviolent action.
Scholars: Explore updated categories and tactics that respect and expand on Gene Sharp’s landmark work.
Teachers & Trainers: Give your participants a brief overview of the whole range of nonviolent tactics used around the world, when and how those tactics work, and how nonviolent tactics differ from, or combine with, other types of civil resistance.
Activists: Use this concise guide to expand your toolbox and sharpen your analytical tools for selecting powerful strategies for your campaigns.
This book dovetails with two huge online sources (Nonviolence International’s Nonviolent Tactics Database: https://tactics.nonviolenceinternational.net and Organizing & Training Archive: http://nonviolence.rutgers.edu) so that you can move seamlessly between strategy and implementation.
Regions
North America, Africa, Middle East & North Africa, Europe, Asia
Also in
Farsi, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
Written for
Scholars & Activists
About the author
Michael A. Beer
Michael A. Beer serves as the Director of Nonviolence International, an innovative and respected Washington, DC based nonprofit promoting nonviolent approaches to international conflicts. Since 1991 he has worked with NVI to serve marginalized people who seek to use nonviolent tactics often in difficult and dangerous environments. This includes diaspora activists, multinational coalitions, global social movements, as well as within countries including: Myanmar, Tibet, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand, Palestine, Cambodia, East Timor, Iran, India, Kosovo, Zimbabwe, Sudan, and the United States. Michael Beer has a special expertise in supporting movements against dictators and in support of global organizing for justice, environment, and peace. Michael co-parents two teenagers with his patient life partner, Latanja.
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Al igual que con las armas de la violencia, las armas de la resistencia civil son numerosas, diversas y están en constante desarrollo. Además de las huelgas, boicots, manifestaciones masivas y otras acciones generalizadas, con frecuencia se crean nuevas tácticas a medida que los participantes de las resistencias civiles se adaptan a las oportunidades, desafíos y tácticas de sus oponentes.
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