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Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict

Why Civil Resistance Works

Combining statistical analysis with case studies of specific countries and territories, the authors detail the factors enabling nonviolent campaigns to succeed and, sometimes, causing them to fail. 

  • 2011
  • Book
Powerful Peacemaking: A Strategy for a Living Revolution

Powerful Peacemaking: A Strategy for a Living Revolution

This book presents a comprehensive approach-with historical examples-to creative social empowerment and global transformation in the quest for a peaceful and just world. It proposes a 5-stage strategy for nonviolent revolution. 

  • 1987
  • Book
Nonviolent Response to Terrorism

Nonviolent Response to Terrorism

This book outlines some of the best thinking about nonviolent methods of resisting terrorism in the growing fields of international aid and nonviolent interposition. 

  • 2004
  • Book
Peace Brigades International

Peace Brigades International

PBI works to open a space for peace in which conflicts can be dealt with non-violently. They use a strategy of international presence and concern that supports local initiatives and contributes to developing a culture of peace and justice. 

  • 1981
  • NGO
Nonviolent Tactics of Civil Resistance

Nonviolent Tactics of Civil Resistance

This database, created by Nonviolence International, is a collection of over 300 nonviolent tactics, or discrete methods deployed to achieve a limited goal, which will continue to be updated to reflect the ever-changing and growing field of nonviolence. 

  • 1989
  • Nonprofit