Pranksters vs. Autocrats : Why Dilemma Actions Advance Nonviolent Activism / Srdja Popovic, Sophia A. McClennen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Popovic, Srdja, Author.

McClennen, Sophia A., Author.

Contributor:

Penn State University, funder.

Series:

Brown Democracy Medal

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (96 p.)

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world. The 2020 Brown Democracy Medal winner, Srdja Popovic, was a leader in the revolution that brought down the Milošević regime in Serbia and he contin-ues to help protestors around the world learn effective, sometimes humorous, nonviolent tactics. In 2020, he teamed up with Sophia A. McClennen to study the concept of "dilemma actions," which offers a structured, strategic approach to fighting back against authoritarianism, as well as for defending democracy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

A Brief History of the Dilemma Action

Core Components of Dilemma Actions

Laughtivism: The Secret Ingredient

A Proven Tactic

Conclusion

Appendix Chronological List of Case Studies

Notes

About the Authors

Notes:

This eBook is made available Open Access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 https://www.degruyter.com/dg/page/open-access-policy

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Jan 2021)

ISBN:

1-5017-5607-9

OCLC:

1201471988