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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow to start a revolution - remembering Gene SharpGene Sharp, the American philosopher of non-violent direct action whose extensive writings have inspired generations...
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Published in: openSecurityHong Kong: the stakes are highBeijing knows that the struggle for democracy in Hong Kong is not just about the future of the former British...
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Published in: openSecurityAlternatives to military intervention: a commando team of mediatorsThe Ammerdown Invitation has initiated here a debate on an alternative security policy for the UK. Mediation is a...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaInternational legal obligation to end trade with settlements
If the political will to bring about justice and peace is lacking, the answer lies in international law. Ending...
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Published in: openSecurityTwenty-first century protest: social media and surveillanceThe internet is a two-edged sword—a vehicle for mass surveillance on the one hand and the organisation of...
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Published in: openSecurityHow was he to know? The cracking of the Ukraine regimeUkraine’s parliament has abandoned the law to curb public protests only recently introduced and the prime minister...
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Published in: openSecurityViolence visited on Cambodian garment workers
Cambodian garment workers make around $80 a month, taking on long hours of overtime in harsh conditions. Now workers...
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Published in: 50.50To eliminate WMD we need to disarm patriarchyCivil society must stop the use of chemical weapons being used as a pretext for US-led bombing in Syria. A gendered...
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Published in: 50.50Everyday feminism vs everyday sexismA debate about the feminist economy cannot be brought to the school gates, but a discussion on sexting, advertising...
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Published in: HomeUniting States of Americans: We are the 99%!
A year ago this month, 'the 99%' changed the discourse of US politics. But did this call to action for 'American...
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Published in: openSecurityGene out of the bottle: an interview with Dr Gene Sharp, author of 'From Dictatorship to Democracy'
Last week openSecurity caught up with one of the chief proponents of political defiance, whose writings have been...
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Published in: openIndiaMega dams: campaigning against the plans of the Indian governmentIn demonstrations barely reported in the media, peasants and students in the Northeastern Indian state of Assam are...
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Published in: HomeYouth who make the future
Movements capable of bringing about change, just by showing their resistance towards unjust governments, have...
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Published in: HomeCivil resistance and the language of power
“If you want to build a ship, don’t gather your people and ask them to provide wood, prepare tools, assign tasks....
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Published in: HomeThe trifecta of civil resistance: unity, planning, discipline
Three attributes can make the difference between success and failure for nonviolent movements around the world:...
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Published in: HomeResisting corruption: recent progress in Indonesia and KenyaPeople power may be well-suited to a systemic approach to curbing corruption. Political will can be thwarted,...
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Published in: HomeRed lenses on a rainbow of revolutionsGiven continued strikes in Iran and the freeing of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma, neither the Burmese nor Iranian...
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Published in: HomeRepression’s paradox in China
From the authoritarian’s perspective, internal dissidents are easy to deal with – put them in jail, have them...
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Published in: HomeThe Anishinabe and an unsung nonviolent victory in late twentieth-century WisconsinIn the wake of the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s, many Native Americans adopted...
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Published in: HomeUpsurge in repression challenges nonviolent resistance in Western SaharaSahrawis have engaged in protests, strikes, cultural celebrations, and other forms of civil resistance focused on...
