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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHave you read The Anti-Coup by Gene Sharp?
https://www.aeinstein.org/books/the-ant-coup/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'état 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.
Its five bucks of prevention info. Its useful.
Gene Sharp was the man.
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Have you read The Anti-Coup by Gene Sharp? (Original Post)
mahina
Dec 2021
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PortTack
(32,796 posts)1. Thx for posting..bookmarking to get a copy
mahina
(17,703 posts)2. It's a good little resource.
He also wrote 198 methods of nonviolent resistance. Filled with good ideas.
Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)3. Thanks for posting
ms liberty
(8,600 posts)4. KR&B n/t
appalachiablue
(41,177 posts)5. Gene Sharp, Political Philosopher, Non Violence: BBC Interview
- Gene Sharp talks about his life, theories and colour revolution.
Buy Gene Sharp's biography, How to Start a Revolution, on Amazon at https://amzn.to/32iRiE6
Watch the documentary about Gene Sharp, How to Start a Revolution, now Vimeo on Demand
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/genesharp
https://www.howtostartarevolution.org
color revolution, anti-coup, Jamila Raqib
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- The Albert Einstein Institution is a nonprofit organization founded by Dr. Gene Sharp (1928- 2018)
in 1983 to advance the study and use of strategic nonviolent action in conflict.
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...
https://www.aeinstein.org/
mahina
(17,703 posts)6. I had not seen that interview, thank you.
He was chair of the University of Hawaii Matsunaga institute aka the peace studies dept, long before. ♥️♥️♥️