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What nonviolence is (and is not), its roots in religious and philosophical traditions, Gandhi and satyagraha, King and the US civil rights movement, Gene Sharp's theory of power, boycotts, strikes and the research on whether nonviolent resistance works, the ethical debate between pacifism and just war theory, and nonviolence in daily and community life.

The aim is understanding, not persuasion: you should finish able to explain why its best practitioners chose nonviolence, how its methods are meant to work, and the strongest objections a critic would raise. No background needed.

Levels

  1. 1 1. What Nonviolence Is 5-question quiz
  2. 2 2. Roots: Religious and Philosophical Traditions 5-question quiz
  3. 3 3. Gandhi and Satyagraha 5-question quiz
  4. 4 4. King and the Civil Rights Movement 5-question quiz
  5. 5 5. The Theory of Power: Gene Sharp 5-question quiz
  6. 6 6. Boycotts, Strikes and the Evidence 5-question quiz
  7. 7 7. The Ethics Debate: Pacifism and Just War 5-question quiz
  8. 8 8. Nonviolence in Daily Life and Communities 5-question quiz

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