International Center on Nonviolent Conflict

From 1996 until 2006, Nepal experienced a civil war that resulted in over 16,000 casualties. Remarkably, the conflict transitioned from an armed insurgency to a civil resistance campaign that overthrew the monarchy and brought about a transition to... Lire la suite

The 2019 Sudanese revolution constitutes one of the world's greatest stories of the power of nonviolent resistance. A country which had suffered greatly from decades of horrific statesanctioned violence, misogynistic laws, and longstanding religious... Lire la suite

Why do some nonviolent revolutions lead to successful democratization while others fail to consolidate democratic change? And what can activists do to push toward a victory over dictatorship that results in long-term political freedom? When Civil... Lire la suite

La voie de la plus grande résistance: un guide étape par étape pour la planification des campagnes non violentes est destiné aux activistes et organisateurs de tous niveaux, qui souhaitent faire évoluer leurs activités de résistance non violente... Lire la suite

Nations are not helpless
if the military decides to stage a coup. On dozens of occasions in recent
decades, even in the face of intimidated political leaders and international
indifference, civil society has risen up to challenge... Lire la suite

This book on the relationship between communications and nonviolent resistance captures a new understanding of the events that led ultimately to the fall of the authoritarian system in communist Central and Eastern Europe in 1989. In particular, it... Lire la suite

Los acontecimientos de la última década exigen nuevos enfoques para prevención de atrocidades que sean adaptables, innovadoras y independiente de una doctrina centrada en el estado. Con el Objetivo de reducir los factores de riesgo como la guerra... Lire la suite

How can we understand —
when nonviolent movements will stay nonviolent? When are they likely to break down into violence? In this monograph, Jonathan Pinckney analyzes both what promotes and undermines nonviolent discipline in civil resistance... Lire la suite

From the establishment of the Liberian state in 1847, the government's indirect rule over the majority indigenous Liberian population was oppressive and exploitative, and in 1980 the settler government was overthrown. But instead of uniting... Lire la suite

Ce rapport explore les idées et pratiques complémentaires de la résistance civile et de la construction de la paix, opérant à différentes étapes de la transformation du conflit. Les deux stratégies s'opposent à la violence sous toutes ses formes, et... Lire la suite

This report explores the complementary ideas and practices that civil resistance and peacebuilding approaches present, each from different points along the conflict transformation spectrum. Both strategies oppose violence in all its forms, and seek... Lire la suite

With the global proliferation of civil resistance, an increasing number of journalists are looking beyond the surface of crowd sizes and clashes with police to inform their reporting. Many have shown a talent and determination for more comprehensive... Lire la suite

The field of civil resistance is dedicated to understanding how people can fight for rights, freedom, and justice, without the use of violence. This glossary provides definitions and expansive commentary on civil resistance terminology to support... Lire la suite

International human rights came into existence bottom-up, from the efforts of ordinary people to ally with each other in solidarity and demand their rights through civil resistance campaigns in support of democracy, an end to slavery and child labor... Lire la suite