From Civil Resistance to Peaceful Resolution
Since the Arab revolutions of 2011, unarmed resistance has become a major force in global politics, from Tunis to Tahrir Square and on to Ferguson, Missouri. Nonviolent movements have historically outperformed their violent counterparts, but they don’t always succeed. The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel of experts on Jan. 25 in this field of study, and an Emmy-award winning news producer who examined the challenges of building and sustaining nonviolent movements, and discuss lessons for scholars, activists, policymakers and practitioners.
Read more at www.usip.org/events/civil-resistance-peaceful-resolution
From Civil Resistance to Peaceful Resolution
Since the Arab revolutions of 2011, unarmed resistance has become a major force in global politics, from Tunis to Tahrir Square and on to Ferguson, Missouri. Nonviolent movements have historically outperformed their violent counterparts, but they don’t always succeed. The U.S. Institute of Peace hosted a panel of experts on Jan. 25 in this field of study, and an Emmy-award winning news producer who examined the challenges of building and sustaining nonviolent movements, and discuss lessons for scholars, activists, policymakers and practitioners.
Read more at www.usip.org/events/civil-resistance-peaceful-resolution