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misconceptions of nonviolent resistance
Gene Sharp, The Politics of Nonviolent Action, (3 Vols..),
Boston: Porter Sargent, 1973.
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Bringing Down Dictators & Consolidating Democracies
Bringing Down Dictators & Consolidating Democracies☜Nonviolent resistance is combination of constructivist theory and nonviolent action as methods of protest, noncooperation, and intervention, in all of which the actionists conduct the conflict by doing -- or refusing to do -- certain things without using physical violence.☜F1CEB7
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1. Introduction: Theory
1. Introduction: Theory☜How and Why Nonviolent Resistance Works☜FFB597
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misconceptions of nonviolent resistance
misconceptions of nonviolent resistance☜☜FFB597
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closeness between the contending groups needed
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culture
culture☜Nonviolent action is at least as much of a Western phenomenon as an Eastern one; indeed, it is probably more Western, if one takes into account the widespread use of strikes and boycotts in the labor movement and the noncooperation struggles of subordinated nationalities. Civil jihad is also known.☜FFB597
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done via institutionalised political channels
done via institutionalised political channels☜Although litigation, letter writing, lobbying, voting, passage of laws often accompany nonviolent struggles, nonviolent action occurs outside the bounds of institutional political channels.☜FFB597
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limited to domestic conflicts
limited to domestic conflicts☜Nonviolent action is not limited to domestic conflicts within a democratic system; it has been widely used against dictatorial regimes, foreign occupations, and even against totalitarian systems. ☜FFB597
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needs a charismatic leader
needs a charismatic leader☜a number of successful movements had strong leadership, though not all of them (in some cases movement speakers can be perceived as leaders). such things as a shared cause, ninviolent discipline, strategic planning etc are more important than leadership.☜FFB597
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nonviolence fails against violence
nonviolence fails against violence☜In nonviolent action there is no assumption that the opponent will refrain from using violence against nonviolent actionists; the technique is designed to operate against violence when necessary.☜FFB597
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nonviolent action takes longer to produce victory
nonviolent action takes longer to produce victory☜Nonviolent action does not always take longer to produce victory than violent struggle would.☜FFB597
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pacifism
pacifism☜People using nonviolent action do not have to be pacifists or saints; nonviolent action has been predominantly and successfully practiced by ordinary people.☜FFB597
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passivity
passivity☜Nonviolent action has nothing to do with passivity, submissiveness, and cowardice; just as in violent action, these must first be rejected and overcome.☜FFB597
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people are inherently "good"
people are inherently "good"☜Nonviolent action does not depend on the assumption that people are inherently good; the potentialities of people for both good and evil are recognized, including the extremes of cruelty and inhumanity.☜FFB597
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persuasion
persuasion☜non-violent action, instead of words, is a sanction and a technique of struggle and the matching of forces in conflict☜FFB597
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used only for "good"
used only for "good"☜There is nothing in nonviolent action to prevent it from being used for both good and bad causes although the social consequences of its use for a bad cause may differ considerably from the consequences of violence used for the same cause.☜FFB597
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