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Nonviolent resistance, or nonviolent action, sometimes called civil resistance, is the practice of achieving goals such as social change through symbolic protests, civil disobedience, economic or political noncooperation, satyagraha, constructive program, or other methods, while refraining from violence and the threat of violence. [1]
a protest in Romania in April by Bucharest students who demanded a non-communist government. The protests ended in bloodshed after an intervention of miners called in by President Ion Iliescu (June 1990 Mineriad). 1991: 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt: led to the effect of a revolution, was mostly non-violent.
According to a 2020 study in the American Political Science Review, nonviolent civil rights protests boosted vote shares for the Democratic party in presidential elections in nearby counties, but violent protests substantially boosted white support for Republicans in counties near to the violent protests. [185]
Some demonstrations and protests can turn, at least partially, into riots or mob violence against objects such as automobiles and businesses, bystanders and the police. [ citation needed ] Police and military authorities often use non-lethal force or less-lethal weapons, such as tasers , rubber bullets , pepper spray , and tear gas against ...
Violent extremists typically arise from nonviolent extremist groups, with the main disagreement being one of methodology rather than ideology. [2] Nonviolent extremists may still engage in extremist activity, including sharing violent literature, sending hate mail, or providing financial support to violent extremists. [3]
A dharna (Hindi: धरना; Urdu: دهرنا) is a non-violent sit-in protest, which may include a fast undertaken at the door of an offender, especially a debtor, in India as a means of obtaining compliance with a demand for justice, state response of criminal cases, [69] or payment of a debt.
Sattler says the Columbia protesters were specifically trained in non-violent tactics and de-escalation. “I would not be a part of a movement if it wasn’t centered in nonviolence,” she says.
The Politics of Nonviolent Action is a three-volume political science book by Gene Sharp, originally published in the United States in 1973.Sharp is one of the most influential theoreticians of nonviolent action, and his publications have been influential in movements around the world.