Essays about: "Nonviolent Resistance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Nonviolent Resistance.

1. 1. We Didn’t Start the Fire… Right? - How external support affects the use of violence in political movements

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Hugo Rousselet; [2024]
   Keywords : Nonviolent resistance; external support; civil wars; self-determination movements; foreign support; nonviolent struggle; NAVCO;

   Abstract : Abstract: What explains the use of violence in extra-institutional political campaigns? Domestic groups challenge host states using both nonviolent and violent tactics. While Gandhi’s struggle for India’s independence is perhaps the most famous example of nonviolence, many of today’s bloody civil wars also started out as nonviolent movements. READ MORE

3. 2. The Black Knight Rises : A mixed-methods analysis of the impacts of external support to regimes on the success of nonviolent resistance movements

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Samuel Maret; [2023]
   Keywords : Nonviolent resistance success; Black Knights; external support; Belarus;

   Abstract : Nonviolent campaigns often extend beyond national boundaries, attracting the attention and involvement of international actors. However, our understanding of the effects of external support on the outcomes of nonviolent protests remains limited. Existing research mainly focuses on internal factors of success or concentrates on one or few cases. READ MORE

4. 3. Breaking the Silence. Nonviolent Resistance in Resilient Autocracies: Understanding the Effects of Framing Strategies on Popular Mobilization in Belarus and Russia.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Kseniya Piddubna; [2023]
   Keywords : keywords: nonviolent resistance; mass participation; state repression; framing; perceptions; Russia; Belarus.;

   Abstract : The study investigates the relationship between state repression and mass mobilization in resilient autocratic regimes. Using qualitative methods, I examine the question: How can state repression lead to mass participation of society in the nonviolent resistance movement? Developing Brian Martin’s (2012) theory, I hypothesize that framing of state repression by the regime and the opposition influence public perception and, in turn, participation levels. READ MORE

5. 4. Are Pious Protesters Powerful? : A quantitative analysis assessing the effect of religious support on the success of unarmed civil resistance campaigns

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Utami Sandyarani; [2022]
   Keywords : nonviolent campaigns; protest; unarmed civil resistance; unarmed civil insurrection; civil disobedience; religion; religious institution; religious actors; mobilising structure; resilience; large-N study;

   Abstract : There is an ample body of literature which seek to investigate the role of religion in armed conflict. Yet, the role of religion in unarmed civil resistance has not received an equal amount of scholarly attention. READ MORE

6. 5. Women, Protest and Democracy:Analysing the Role of Women in Nonviolent Resistance Movements and Democratisation

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Maud Kuijpers; [2022]
   Keywords : Nonviolent resistance; women’s participation; democratisation; egalitarian democracy;

   Abstract : This study aims to shed light on the gendered dynamics of nonviolent resistance and democratisation. Illuminating the role that women can play in the democratisation processes can help underline the importance of women's empowerment. READ MORE