Tools for advocates and activists
Websites/Multiple Documents
Description:
"The Albert Einstein Institution is a nonprofit organization advancing the study and use of strategic nonviolent action in conflicts throughout the world.
We are committed to the defense of freedom, democracy, and the reduction of political violence through the use of nonviolent action.
Our goals are to understand the dynamics of nonviolent action in conflicts, to explore its policy potential, and to communicate this through print and other media, translations, conferences, consultations, and workshops."...
Downloadable books on this site include:
There Are Realistic Alternatives
by Gene Sharp:
"There Are Realistic Alternatives is a short, serious introduction to nonviolent struggle, its applications, and strategic thinking. Based on pragmatic arguments, this piece presents nonviolent struggle as a realistic alternative to war and other violence in acute conflicts. It also contains a glossary of important terms and recommendations for further reading." 54 pp. 2003" Languages available: English, Arabic ....198 Methods of Nonviolent Action"
"Practitioners of nonviolent struggle have an entire arsenal of "nonviolent weapons" at their disposal. Listed are 198 of them, classified into three broad categories: nonviolent protest and persuasion, noncooperation (social, economic, and political), and nonviolent intervention."
Languages available: English....On Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: Thinking About the Fundamentals
by Robert Helvey:
"On Strategic Nonviolent Conflict delves into the question of how to build a strategy for nonviolent struggle. Covering a variety of topics--such as ways to identify a movement?s objectives, preparing a strategic estimate for a nonviolent struggle, and operational planning considerations--this publication contains insights on the similarities between military and nonviolent strategy. It represents a major new contribution to this field of study. Additional topics covered in the book include psychological operations and propaganda, contaminants that may affect the efficiency of a nonviolent movement, and providing consultations and training for members of movements and organizations".... From Dictatorship to Democracy
by Gene Sharp:
"From Dictatorship to Democracy is a serious introduction to the use of nonviolent action to topple dictatorships. Originally published in 1993 in Thailand for distribution among Burmese dissidents, this booklet has since been translated into seventeen different languages and spread worldwide.". 88 pp. 2003....The Anti-Coup
by Gene Sharp and Bruce Jenkins:
As coups are one of the primary ways through which dictatorships are installed, this piece details measures that civilians, civil society, and governments can take to prevent and block coups d??tat and executive usurpations. It also contains specific legislative steps and other measures that governments and non-governmental institutions can follow to prepare for anti-coup resistance". 64 pp. 2003....The Role of Power in Nonviolent Struggle
by Gene Sharp:
"Nonviolent action . . . is capable of wielding great power even against ruthless rulers and military regimes," writes Sharp, "because it attacks the most vulnerable characteristic of all hierarchical institutions and governments: dependence on the governed." Abstracted from Sharp?s classic three-volume work, The Politics of Nonviolent Action, this monograph summarizes the core concepts behind the technique of nonviolent struggle." 19 pp. 1990, 1994.Languages available: English, Arabic, Burmese, Russian, Spanish....National Security Through Civilian-based Defense
by Gene Sharp"
"This publication offers an introduction to civilian-based defense. It also identifies significant research areas and policy studies that are relevant to advancing the field." 93 pp. 1985....Toward Research and Theory Building in the Study of Nonviolent Action
by Ronald McCarthy and Christopher Kruegler:
"The authors offer their thoughts about developing theory and conducting research in the emerging field of nonviolent action." 35 pp. 1993 .
Source/publisher:
Albert Einstein Institution
Date of entry/update:
2007-06-06
Grouping:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Village and urban resistance, Tools for advocates and activists, Dialogue/transition: resources
Language:
English and 20 other languages
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Description:
Useful material, but nothing since 2012..."ABITSF - All Burma I.T Students? Front formed in 1998. Reformed ABITSF as ABITSU in December 2005 to have better productive strategy for new generation students from Burma. There are more than 50 I.T skilled personnel including 1988 generation students and new generation students.
ABITSU is to represent all the Burmese I.T Students who are struggling for Freedom and Human Rights within Burma, to stand against the Burmese Military Regime and remove the Military Dictatorship system, to generate more I.T skilled personnel and build the infrastructure for a future democratic government of Burma, to obtain full freedom on the International Information High Way, and to get equal rights and opportunities for every nationality in Burma. Now, ABITSU is moving forward in various sectors collaboration with other democratic organizations in order to achieve our goals by providing following activities.
Currently, we are engaging in the following activities:
1. Information and Communication Technology Supports
2. Network Solutions
3. I.T Training and Curriculum Development
4. Website & Software Development
5. Cyber Campaign
6. Community Services
Any I.T personnel who would like to contribute the knowledge and share
your expertise to our Union, please feel free to join us and to contact us"
Source/publisher:
ABITSU
Date of entry/update:
2006-09-02
Grouping:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Description:
About bordermedia:
bordermedia is a media organisation set up with the aim of catering for the growing need for IT development, training and consultancy for organisations and individuals working along the Thailand/Burma border...
Having spent some time in 2005 and 2006 working on various, mainly internet-related projects in and around the town of Mae Sot in Thailand, a group of IT professionals from Australia and the UK decided to form an organisation with the aim of addressing this need...
web design / web development
computer training
IT consultancy
project scoping
funding proposals
photography & multi-media...
Whether you are an individual, a small grass-roots organisation or an established international Non Government Organisation (NGO), the friendly team at bordermedia will be happy to help you...
From straight-forward advice on what strategy to pursue with your website & helping you to write up your funding proposal, right through to planning, developing and implementing complex database-driven web applications, or multi-media projects, don't be afraid to get in touch..."
Source/publisher:
bordermedia
Date of entry/update:
2006-09-01
Grouping:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
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Description:
Useful list of links including on Advocacy and Campaigning, Non-Violent Strategy, Social Media, and Technology and Secure Communications.
Source/publisher:
Burma Partnership
Date of entry/update:
2012-02-03
Grouping:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Description:
Do something good by creating your blog with us...
Blogs get people excited. Or else they disturb and worry them. Some people distrust them. Others see them as the vanguard of a new information revolution. Because they allow and encourage ordinary people to speak up, theyâ�â¢re tremendous tools of freedom of expression.
Bloggers are often the only real journalists in countries where the mainstream media is censored or under pressure. Only they provide independent news, at the risk of displeasing the government and sometimes courting arrest.
Reporters Without Borders has produced this handbook to help them, with handy tips and technical advice on how to to remain anonymous and to get round censorship, by choosing the most suitable method for each situation. It also explains how to set up and make the most of a blog, to publicise it (getting it picked up efficiently by search-engines) and to establish its credibility through observing basic ethical and journalistic principles...Contents:
Bloggers, the new heralds of free expression;
Whatâ�â¢s a blog ?;
The language of blogging;
Choosing the best tool;
How to set up and run a blog;
What ethics should bloggers have ?
Getting your blog picked up by search-engines;
What really makes a blog shine ?
Personal accounts:
- Germany
- Bahrain
- USA
- Hong Kong
- Iran
- Nepal
How to blog anonymously;
Technical ways to get around censorship;
Ensuring your e-mail is truly private;
Internet-censor world championship.
Source/publisher:
Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontieres)
Date of entry/update:
2007-09-26
Grouping:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Language:
English
Format :
pdf
Size:
827.38 KB
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Description:
Useful links - focus on freedom of opinion and expression
Source/publisher:
IFEX - International Freedom of Expression Exchange: The global network for free expression
Date of entry/update:
2012-02-04
Grouping:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Wikipedia
Date of entry/update:
2012-09-09
Grouping:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Source/publisher:
Occupy.com
Date of entry/update:
2012-09-09
Grouping:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Description:
Tools for Change posts resources on our website to help you access valuable information on a whole range of important topics, from facilitation to campaigning. Many of these resources are distributed at the workshops and come recommended by our network of trainers. If you have a resource to recommend please contact us. Also, if you are going to use these resources please make sure to reference the authors.
Source/publisher:
OPIRG Toronto, Earthroots, and Greenpeace Canada
Date of entry/update:
2012-02-04
Grouping:
Websites/Multiple Documents
Category:
Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Individual Documents
Description:
"Energy use in our homes, industry and transport accounts for two thirds of our total human induced carbon dioxide emissions. Far from dramatically reducing since the 'historic' Paris agreement in 2015, those emissions have actually started to creep back up. The world is now catastrophically off track to meet any of the lower pathways set out by the IPCC special report published in 2018. We know what we must do. So why aren't we doing it.? This week we look at a new report just out from the International Renewable Energy Agency, which provides a stark assessment of what's required..."
Dave Borlace
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-04-28
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Description:
"Extinction Rebellion put their plan to occupy London into action on Monday 15th April 2019. This is the first of four video diaries of my travels around the various occupied sites during the week to track progress of the protest..."
Dave Borlace
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-04-21
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Description:
"Extinction Rebellion were still holding strong in London on Wednesday 17th April 2019. In the second of four video diaries I go out again to meet some of the protestors and gauge local reaction..."
Dave Borlace
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-04-21
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Description:
"Extinction Rebellion were expected to have been removed from the streets of London well before Good Friday. But their peaceful protest completely wrong footed the authorities and they still held the same key areas on 19th April 2019. In the third of four video diaries I go out again for a progress update..."
Dave Borlace
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-04-21
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Description:
"Extinction Rebellion : Supplementary Video Diary.
By the time the police began to clear the Pink Boat from Oxford Circus, the Extinction Rebels had clearly become quite emotionally attached to it and were reluctant to give it up without a (non-violent) struggle. This supplementary video documents the events of the evening of Good Friday 19th April 2019..."
Dave Borlace
Source/publisher:
Just Have a Think
Date of publication:
2019-04-21
Date of entry/update:
2019-05-28
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Climate Change - networks, campaigns, guides, resources, Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English
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Description:
ARTICLE 19 launched this beginners? guide as part of our work on reform in Myanmar. It is
part of a series of such guides which are available at www.article19.org
လွတ်လပ်စွာထုတ်ဖော်ပြောဆိုခွင့်နှင့်ပတ်သတ်သော နိုင်ငံတကာစံနှုန်းများ 5
International standards on the right to free expression
အကြောင်းအရာကန့်သတ်ချက်ဆိုင်ရာယေဘုယျစည်းမျဉ်းများ 13
General rules on content restrictions
အကြောင်းအရာကန့်သတ်ထိန်းချုပ်မှု၏ သီးခြားအမှုများ 18
Specific cases of content restriction
အသရေဖျက်ခြင်း 19
Defamation
အမျိုးသားလုံခြုံရေးကာကွယ်ရေး၊လူထုငြိမ်ဝပ်ပိပြားရေးနှင့်လူထုလုံခြုံ စိတ်ချရေး 33
Protection of national security, public order, public safety
အမုန်းတရားဖြစ်ရန်လှုံ့ဆော်ခြင်း 40
Incitement to hatred
ဘာသာရေးကိုစော်ကားသော(ဘုရားသခင်ကိုဆဲဆိုသောစကား)ကိုထိန်းချုုပ်သည့်ဥပဒေ 53
Blasphemy laws
သတင်းမှား 58
False news
ပြည်သူ့နီတိ 62
Public morals
ကိုယ်ပိုင်လွတ်လပ်ခွင့် 67
Privacy
Source/publisher:
Article 19
Date of publication:
2014-07-23
Date of entry/update:
2014-07-25
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Freedom of Opinion and Expression - tools for change in Burma/Myanmar, Tools for advocates and activists, Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to opinion and expression (commentary)
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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မြန်မာပြည် ပြုပြင်ပြောင်းလဲရေးဆိုင်ရာ လုပ်ငန်းစဉ်အဖြစ် ၂၀၁၂ တွင် အခြေခံအဆင့် နိုင်ငံတကာ
လူ့အခွင့်အရေး ဥပဒေ လမ်းညွှန်စာအုပ်ကို ထုတ်ဝေခဲ့သည်။ ဤလမ်းညွှန် စာအုပ်တွင် လွတ်လ
ပ်စွာထုတ်ဖော်ပြောဆိုင်ခွင့်ကို လေးစားရန်၊ ကာကွယ်စောင့်ရှောက်ရန်နှင့် မြင့်တင်ရန် အစိုးရ များ
လုပ်ဆောင်ရမည့်အရာ၊ မလုပ်ဆောင်သင့်သည့်အရာများ ကို ရှင်းပြထားသည်။
ARTICLE 19 launched this beginners? guide as part of our work on reform in Myanmar. It is
part of a series of such guides which are available at www.article19.org
Regulating print media 3
ပုံနှိပ်မီဒီယာကို စည်းမျဉ်းဖြင့် ထိန်းချုပ်ခြင်း
Regulating journalists 13
သတင်းထောက်များကို စည်းမျဉ်းဖြင့် ထိန်းချုပ်ခြင်း
Regulating the internet 27
အင်တာနက်ကို စည်းမျဉ်းဖြင့် ထိန်းချုပ်ခြင်း
Regulating broadcast media 37
ရုပ်သံလွင့်မီဒီယာကို စီးမျဉ်းဖြင့်ထိန်းချုပ်ခြင်း
Regulating film 49
ရုပ်ရှင်ကိုထိန်းချုပ်ခြင်း
Regulating freedom of assembly 53
ငြိမ်းချမ်းစွာစုဝေခြင်း
Regulating assess to public information 61
အများပြည်သူဆိုင်ရာသတင်းအချက်အလက်များ ရယူခြင်း
Source/publisher:
Article 19
Date of publication:
2014-07-23
Date of entry/update:
2014-07-25
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Freedom of Opinion and Expression - tools for change in Burma/Myanmar, Tools for advocates and activists, Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to opinion and expression (commentary)
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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အာတီကယ် ၁၉ အဖွဲ့နှင့် လွတ်လပ်စွာထုတ်ဖော်ပြောဆိုခွင့်အတွက် မြန်မာပြည်သူ့ညွှန့်ပေါင်းအဖွဲ့
မြန်မာပြည်အတွက် လွတ်လပ်စွာထုတ်ဖော်ပြောဆိုခွင့် ဆော်သြလှုံ့ဆော်မှုလုပ်ငန်း လမ်းညွှန်
ARTICLE 19 and the Myanma People?s Coalition for Free Expression present The guide to
advocacy on freedom of expression in Myanmar.
This beginners? guide was developed by ARTICLE 19 and the Myanma People?s Coalition for
Free Expression for training civil society on how to campaign for freedom of expression. It is
part of a series of Myanma language guides which are available at www.article19.org
နိဒါန်း
2
Introduction
ဆော်သြလှုံ့ဆော်မှုဆိုတာဘာလဲ။ ဘာအတွက် စည်းရုံးလှုပ်ရှားကြမှာလဲ။
4
Advocacy and campaigning
ဆော်သြလှုံ့ဆော်မှု လုပ်ငန်းစဉ် စက်ဝန်း
7
The advocacy cycle
၁။ လုပ်ဆောင်မည့်အရေးကိစ္စ ထုတ်ဖော်သတ်မှတ်ပါ
10
Identifying the issues
၂။ စိတ်ဖျာသုံးသပ်ခြင်း
11
Analysis
၃။ ရည်ရွယ်ချက်လုပ်ငန်းစဉ် ချမှတ်ခြင်း
16
Setting objectives
၄။ ဦးတည်ချက်ပစ်မှတ်နှင့် မဟာမိတ်များကို သတ်မှတ်ခြင်း
19
Identifying the targets and your allies
၅။ အသုံးပြုမည့်နည်းလမ်း ရွေးချယ်ပြီး သတင်းစကားများဖန်တီးပါ
26
Selecting the tools and developing the messages
၆။ လှုပ်ရှားမှုအစီအစဉ်ချမှတ်ခြင်း
29
Establish a plan of action
၇။ စောင့်ကြည့်ခြင်းနှင့် အကဲဖြတ်ခြင်း
31
Monitoring and evaluation
Source/publisher:
Article 19
Date of publication:
2014-00-23
Date of entry/update:
2014-07-25
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Tools for advocates and activists, Freedom of Opinion and Expression - tools for change in Burma/Myanmar
Language:
English, Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ
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"...The paper briefly looks at the key laws
in Myanmar that affect people?s freedom
to seek and share information and ideas
? whether that is through the media, in
everyday conversations, on the Internet, or in
demonstrations in the street.
For each law, ARTICLE 19 briefly points out
where the main obstacles are to protecting
and promoting the right to freedom of
expression. It explains what international
human rights law requires the government
to do ? or not do ? in a certain area, in order
to respect, protect and fulfil the right to
freedom of expression..."
Source/publisher:
Article 19
Date of publication:
2014-07-23
Date of entry/update:
2014-07-24
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to opinion and expression (commentary), Freedom of Opinion and Expression - tools for change in Burma/Myanmar, Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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ARTICLE 19 launched a new series of beginners? guides to international human rights law
in 2012 as part of our work on reform in Burma. The guides explain what governments are
expected to do ? or not do ? in order to respect, protect and fulfil the right to freedom of
expression.
မြန်မာပြည် ပြုပြင်ပြောင်းလဲရေးဆိုင်ရာ လုပ်ငန်းစဉ်အဖြစ် ၂၀၁၂ တွင် အခြေခံအဆင့် နိုင်ငံတကာ
လူ့အခွင့်အရေး ဥပဒေ လမ်းညွှန်စာအုပ်ကို ထုတ်ဝေခဲ့သည်။ ဤလမ်းညွှန် စာအုပ်တွင် လွတ်လ
ပ်စွာထုတ်ဖော်ပြောဆိုင်ခွင့်ကို လေးစားရန်၊ ကာကွယ်စောင့်ရှောက်ရန်နှင့် မြင့်တင်ရန် အစိုးရ များ
လုပ်ဆောင်ရမည့်အရာ၊ မလုပ်ဆောင်သင့်သည့်အရာများ ကို ရှင်းပြထားသည်။...
Regulating print media
ပုံနှိပ်မီဒီယာကို စည်းမျဉ်းဖြင့် ထိန်းချုပ်ခြင်း ...
Regulating journalists
သတင်းထောက်များကို စည်းမျဉ်းဖြင့် ထိန်းချုပ်ခြင်း
...
Regulating the internet
အင်တာနက်ကို စည်းမျဉ်းဖြင့် ထိန်းချုပ်ခြင်း
...
Regulating broadcast media
ရုပ်သံလွင့်မီဒီယာကို စီးမျဉ်းဖြင့်ထိန်းချုပ်ခြင်း
Source/publisher:
Article 19
Date of publication:
2012-12-18
Date of entry/update:
2014-07-11
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Laws, decrees, bills and regulations relating to opinion and expression (commentary), Tools for advocates and activists
Language:
English, Burmese (မြန်မာဘာသာ)
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"...I have tried to think carefully about the most effective ways in which dictatorships could be successfully disintegrated with the least possible cost in suffering and lives. In this I have drawn on my studies over many years of dictatorships, resistance movements, revolutions, political thought, governmental systems, and especially realistic nonviolent struggle. This publication is the result. I am certain it is far from perfect. But, perhaps, it offers some guidelines to assist thought and planning to produce movements of liberation that are more powerful and effective than might otherwise be the case...".....The date given is that of the first edition of the English version.
Gene Sharp
Source/publisher:
Albert Einstein Institution
Date of publication:
2002-05-00
Date of entry/update:
2012-01-24
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Burmese
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"...I have tried to think carefully about the most effective ways in which dictatorships could be successfully disintegrated with the least possible cost in suffering and lives. In this I have drawn on my studies over many years of dictatorships, resistance movements, revolutions, political thought, governmental systems, and especially realistic nonviolent struggle. This publication is the result. I am certain it is far from perfect. But, perhaps, it offers some guidelines to assist thought and planning to produce movements of liberation that are more powerful and effective than might otherwise be the case...".....The date given is that of the first edition of the English version.
Gene Sharp
Source/publisher:
Albert Einstein Institution
Date of publication:
2002-05-00
Date of entry/update:
2012-01-24
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Chin
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1.7 MB
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"...I have tried to think carefully about the most effective ways
in which dictatorships could be successfully disintegrated with the
least possible cost in suffering and lives. In this I have drawn on my
studies over many years of dictatorships, resistance movements,
revolutions, political thought, governmental systems, and especially
realistic nonviolent struggle.
This publication is the result. I am certain it is far from perfect.
But, perhaps, it offers some guidelines to assist thought and planning
to produce movements of liberation that are more powerful
and effective than might otherwise be the case..."
Gene Sharp
Source/publisher:
Albert Einstein Institution
Date of publication:
2002-05-00
Date of entry/update:
2012-01-24
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Individual Documents
Language:
English
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"...I have tried to think carefully about the most effective ways in which dictatorships could be successfully disintegrated with the least possible cost in suffering and lives. In this I have drawn on my studies over many years of dictatorships, resistance movements, revolutions, political thought, governmental systems, and especially realistic nonviolent struggle. This publication is the result. I am certain it is far from perfect. But, perhaps, it offers some guidelines to assist thought and planning to produce movements of liberation that are more powerful and effective than might otherwise be the case...".....The date given is that of the first edition of the English version
Gene Sharp
Source/publisher:
Albert Einstein Institution
Date of publication:
2002-05-00
Date of entry/update:
2012-01-24
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Individual Documents
Language:
Jinghpaw
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1.23 MB
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"...I have tried to think carefully about the most effective ways in which dictatorships could be successfully disintegrated with the least possible cost in suffering and lives. In this I have drawn on my studies over many years of dictatorships, resistance movements, revolutions, political thought, governmental systems, and especially realistic nonviolent struggle. This publication is the result. I am certain it is far from perfect. But, perhaps, it offers some guidelines to assist thought and planning to produce movements of liberation that are more powerful and effective than might otherwise be the case...".....The date given is that of the first edition of the English version.
Gene Sharp
Source/publisher:
Albert Einstein Institution
Date of publication:
2002-05-00
Date of entry/update:
2012-01-24
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Language:
Karen
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"Nonviolent struggle is based upon the very nature of power in society and politics. The practice, dynamics, and consequences of nonviolent struggle are all directly dependent upon the wielding of power and its effects on the power of the opponent group. This technique cannot be understood without consideration of this important element in its nature.
This perception is in direct contradiction to the popular miscon-ceptions that nonviolent action is powerless, that it conceptually and politically ignores the reality of power in politics, and that its advo-cates are naive in not accepting that violence is the real source of power in politics. These misconceptions, however, are themselves rooted in a denial or ignoring of the nature of power in politics and the crucial role of power in the operation of nonviolent struggle..."
Gene Sharp
Source/publisher:
Albert Einstein Institution
Date of publication:
1990-00-00
Date of entry/update:
2012-01-24
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Individual Documents
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Burmese
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"Nonviolent struggle is based upon the very nature of power in society and politics. The practice, dynamics, and consequences of nonviolent struggle are all directly dependent upon the wielding of power and its effects on the power of the opponent group. This technique cannot be understood without consideration of this important element in its nature.
This perception is in direct contradiction to the popular miscon-ceptions that nonviolent action is powerless, that it conceptually and politically ignores the reality of power in politics, and that its advo-cates are naive in not accepting that violence is the real source of power in politics. These misconceptions, however, are themselves rooted in a denial or ignoring of the nature of power in politics and the crucial role of power in the operation of nonviolent struggle..."
Gene Sharp
Source/publisher:
The Albert Einstein Institution
Date of publication:
1990-10-00
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2012-01-24
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English
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"Which Way to Freedom?, a concise, elementary text that
highlights key concepts of nonviolent struggle to achieve
liberation, which the Albert Einstein Institution helped
produce with the Political Defiance Committee, has also
been translated into Burmese and up to 15,000 copies are
circulating inside the country."
Gene Sharp
Source/publisher:
Albert Einstein Institution
Date of publication:
1957-00-00
Date of entry/update:
2012-01-24
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Individual Documents
Language:
Burmese
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1.5 MB
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Introduction;
Chapter 1 Theory of Political Power;
Chapter 2 Pillars of Support;
Chapter 3 Obedience;
Chapter 4 Mechanisms and Methods of Nonviolent Struggle;
Chapter 5 Problem Solving;
Chapter 6 Strategic Estimate;
Chapter 7 Operational Planning Considerations;
Chapter 8 Psychological Operations;
Chapter 9 Insights into Strategic Thinking;
Chapter 10 Fear;
Chapter 11 Leadership;
Chapter 12 Contaminants;
Chapter 13 Influencing External Audiences;
Chapter 14 Consultations and Training...
Appendices :
Appendix 1 Glossary of Important Terms in
Nonviolent Struggle;
Appendix 2 Methods of Nonviolent Action;
Appendix 3 Example of Problem Solving Using
Staff Study Format;
Appendix 4 Suggested Format for Preparing a
Strategic Estimate...
Figures:
Figure 1 Monolithic Model of Power;
Figure 2 Pluralistic Model of Power;
Figure 3 Pillars of Support;
Figure 4 Pulling vs. Pushing •
Pillars of Support;
Figure 5 Loyalty Pie... ^
Bibliography
Robert L. Helvey
Source/publisher:
The Albert Einstein Institution
Date of publication:
2004-07-00
Date of entry/update:
2007-06-05
Grouping:
Individual Documents
Category:
Village and urban resistance, Tools for advocates and activists, Dialogue/transition: resources
Language:
English, Burmese, Chinese
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pdf
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1.86 MB
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"A 120 page manual that provides a toolbox of tips, best practice case studies and resources for campaigning" Though this very useful book is specifically related to campaigning on freedom of expression, it is reelvant to most areas of international advocacy.
Source/publisher:
IFEX
Date of publication:
2005-04-00
Date of entry/update:
2005-11-14
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Individual Documents
Language:
English
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