Nonviolent action is a technique of sociopolitical action for applying power in a conflict without the use of physical violence. Methods of nonviolent action there is a very wide range of methods, or forms, of nonviolent action, and at least 197 have been identified. Listed below are 198 of them, classified into three broad categories. Listed below are 198 of them, classif ied into three b road categories. Handout 4 198 methods of nonviolent protest and persuasion. Nonviolent protest and persuasion is a class which includes a large number of methods which are mainly symbolic acts of peaceful opposition or of attempted persuasion, extending beyond verbal expressions but stopping short of noncooperation or nonviolent intervention. The methods of nonviolent action describes nearly twohundred specific methods of nonviolent action the methods of nonviolent action will be of interest to those seeking specific methods of nonviolent action and resistance. Click download or read online button to the politics of nonviolent action book pdf for free now. Nearly two hundred methods have thus far been identified under three main classes. Sharp adapted it from two of his oral presentations. Prof gene sharps list of methods of nonviolent action. The nonviolence handbook a guide for practical action michael n.
Download the politics of nonviolent action ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. This work is divided into six chapters, with an introduction. The civil rights movement used methods from all three classes, but those most commonly included were nonviolent direct actiona synonym for nonviolent struggle or nonviolent resistance, which generally referred to protest and persuasion methods to gain blacks access to segregated public facilitiesand voter registration, which was sometimes. The methods of nonviolent action gives a detailed examination of 198 specific methods of the technique of nonviolent civil resistance illustrated with actual cases within the broad classes of nonviolent protest and persuasion, noncooperation social, economic and political and nonviolent intervention. Gene sharp holds a doctor of philosophy degree in political theory from oxford university.
When it comes to strategic nonviolence, gene sharp is the man. The content includes a piece on how to deal with fear in actions and a text introducing the concept of dilemma actions. The methods of nonviolent action published dec 29, 2009 last edit nov 20, 2010 from gene sharp, the methods of nonviolent action, boston 1973. This is the second volume in sharps three volume series, the politics of nonviolent action. Gene sharps researched and cataloged these 198 methods and provided a rich selection of historical examples in his seminal work, the politics of nonviolent action 3 vols.
The methods of nonviolent action will be of interest to those seeking specific methods of nonviolent action and resistance. The methods of nonviolent intervention psychological intervention 1. However, as chabot and vinthagen point out, not all civil resistance struggles. This is a list of methods on nonviolent action, which were first published by the author in his 1973 book, the politics of nonviolent action, vol. Download pdf the politics of nonviolent action free. Certain forms of nonviolent action may be regarded as efforts to persuade by action, while others are more coercive. Consider for example the struggle in east the effectiveness of nonviolent action 29 timor against the indonesian military invasion and occupation between 1975 and 1999. In general, advocates of an activist philosophy of nonviolence use diverse methods in their campaigns for social change, including critical forms of education and persuasion, mass noncooperation, civil disobedience, nonviolent direct action, and social, political, cultural and economic forms of intervention. Practitioners of nonviolent struggle have an entire arsenal of nonviolent weapons at their disposal. Dec 29, 2009 the methods of nonviolent action published dec 29, 2009 last edit nov 20, 2010 from gene sharp, the methods of nonviolent action, boston 1973.
It shows how t dialogue, directaction skills, and approaches can be. The hundreds of documented nonviolent sanctions, or methods. The book is available from war resisters league, 339 layfayette st. Prof gene sharps list of methods of nonviolent action judicial. Nonviolent action may involve acts of omissionthat is, people may refuse to perform acts that they usually perform, are expected by custom to perform, or are required by law or regulation to perform. The methods of nonviolent action ki medias series on from dictatorship to democracy by gene sharp whereby a chapter from this book in both english and khmer is published every 2day interval, with prior chapters listed in the menu bar for easy recall. The methods of nonviolent intervention psychological intervention 158. The politics of nonviolent action the methods of nonviolent action. Listed below are 198 of them, classified into three. Gene sharp researched and catalogued these 198 methods and provided a rich selection of historical examples in his seminal work, the politics of nonviolent action 3 vols. The selection of the proper methods for a nonviolent action depend upon the objectives sought by their use, and should therefore clearly align with. Disregarded history the power of nonviolent action gene sharp this article was originally published in the march 1976 issue of fellowship magazine.
With the editorial assistance of marina finkelstein. Activists in the occupy movement used methods of nonviolent action martin, 2015. The methods of nonviolent action albert einstein institution. His magnum opus is the politics of nonviolent action, published in 1973. Listed here are 198 of them, classified into three broad categories. Gene sharps researched and catalogued these 198 methods and provided a rich selection of historical examples in his seminal work, the politics of nonviolent action 3 vols. It shows how t dialogue, direct action skills, and approaches can be. The politics of nonviolent action is a threevolume political science book by gene sharp, originally published in the united states in 1973. Pdf 98 methods of nonviolent action the methods of. It is worthwhile to highlight two additional methods of nonviolent action tactics not showcased in table 16. Prof gene sharps list of methods of nonviolent action author. International consumers boycott action by workers and producers 1. Generally speaking, the methods of nonviolent protest are symbolic in their effect.
These two nonviolent methods in some ways embody the synergy of nonviolent action and peacebuilding in the arc of conflict transformation. Jan 26, 2015 198 methods of nonviolent action practitioners of nonviolent struggle have an entire arsenal of nonviolent weapons at their disposal. Gene sharp published his seminal trilogy, the politics of nonviolent action, in 1973. Brian martin 3 the effectiveness of nonviolent action. Nonviolent action is not to be equated with verbal or purely psychological persuasion, although it may use action to induce psychological pressures for attitude change. Wise strategy, attention to the dynamics of nonviolent struggle, and careful selection of methods can increase a groups chance of success. See also civil rights movement in the united states, subentry on methods of nonviolent action, and. This book contains his foundational analyses of the nature of political power, and of the methods. A detailed examination of 198 specific methods of the technique illustrated with actual cases within the broad classes of nonviolent protest and persuasion, non cooperation social, economic and political and nonviolent intervention this book examines revolutionary events including the american revolution, through common sense and analysis. The practice of nonviolence 198 methods of nonviolent action. Group or mass petitions communications with a wider.
Jun 12, 2017 the civil rights movement used methods from all three classes, but those most commonly included were nonviolent direct actiona synonym for nonviolent struggle or nonviolent resistance, which generally referred to protest and persuasion methods to gain blacks access to segregated public facilitiesand voter registration, which was sometimes considered among alternative or parallel. The east timorese resistance was initially primarily through armed struggle. Gene sharps second volume in the landmark nonviolence theory study, politics of nonviolent action, outlines 198 types of nonviolent action, including historical examples, divided into seven sections. The practice of nonviolence 198 methods of nonviolent. In the second volume, sharp classifies methods of nonviolent action and. Methods of nonviolent action james lawson institute. Group or mass petitions communications with a wider audience 7. Read about your method of nonviolent action and share what you learn with others. The methods of nonviolent action describes nearly twohundred specific methods of nonviolent action.
Download the pdf on 198 methods of nonviolent action sharp, gene. List of 198 methods that groups can adopt to pursue nonviolent action, composed by prof gene sharp in his work the politics of nonviolent action. They fall into three classes nonviolent protest and persuasion, noncooperation, and nonviolent intervention. There are hundreds of different methods or tactics of nonviolent action that have. The methods, theories and advice that he espoused over thirtyfive years ago have continually received praise.
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