Civil resistance today / Kurt Schock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schock, Kurt, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil disobedience.

Nonviolence.

Physical Description:

viii, 246 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK : Polity, 2015.

Summary:

From Gandhi's salt march to the US civil rights movement and Occupy Wall Street, nonviolent campaigns to promote democracy, human rights and social justice have long played an important transformative role in local, national and global politics. Some have succeeded, some have failed; but nonviolent action remains a very effective means of achieving significant social and political change. In this authoritative book Kurt Schock expertly guides readers through the changing terrain of nonviolent struggle, exploring the historical roots and development of modern civil resistance and its proliferation in recent decades. Discussing movements against economic and social injustice as well as political oppression, he explains how resistance happens and unpacks the complex interactions between state and non-state actors that affect the trajectories and outcomes of nonviolent campaigns. Drawing on a wealth of empirical data and comparative research, Civil Resistance Today will be an essential "one stop shop" for anyone keen to learn more about the methods, objectives and outcomes of civil resistance in the contemporary world.-- Provided by Publisher.

Contents:

Conceptualization and debates

Civil resistance in theory and practice

Proliferation and expanding forms of civil resistance

How resistance happens

The state and civil resisters

Transnational relations and intervention

Processes, dynamics & outcomes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745682662

0745682669

9780745682679

0745682677

9780745682709

0745682707

OCLC:

907491494