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Moreover, some other resistance takes place in order to resist or question the social/culture norms or discourse or in order to challenge a global trend called "globalization". For example, LGBT social movements is an example of resistance that challenges and tries to reform the existing cultural norms in many societies. Resistance can also be ...
Eight ways in which civil resistance can in practice relate to other forms of power are identified here, with examples in each case: Civil resistance is often a response to changes in constellations of power. Leaders of civil resistance campaigns have often been acutely aware of power-political developments, both domestic and international. [30]
Political theorist Christopher Finlay wrote a book based on just war theory articulating when he believes armed resistance is justified. [18] A specific example is the Palestinian right to resist the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, which is denied by Israel. [19]
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]
Historical examples of nonviolent resistance for significant political change go back as far as Ancient Rome. [5] The majority plebeian class of Rome held general strikes and abandoned the city to force changes in the written constitution of the Republic.
The German opposition and resistance movements consisted of disparate political and ideological strands, which represented different classes of German society who seldom were able to work together— for much of the period there was little or no contact between the different strands of resistance.
Rob Stutzman, a Republican political consultant, said leaning back into the “resistance” narrative so quickly after an election where voters rebuked progressive Democrats was a miscalculation.
For example, a protester may be motivated by a desire to increase awareness about an injustice and intend to block traffic on a street, and it is the intention, rather than the motivation, that is criminally significant. Hence the saying that "if there is any possible justification of civil disobedience, it must come from outside the legal system."