POLS 447 - Nonviolent Strategies in International Relations

Unit(s): 4

Nonviolent strategies of action can provide more efficient and successful means to achieve one’s goals than the ultima ratio of violence. This form of resistance to oppressive authority generated more profound social and political transformations than violence in the last century. Most recently, direct nonviolent action has helped facilitate democratic transitions and is proving to be the most promising means to bring justice and overcome oppression in current struggles around the world. The course will examine theorists from Gandhi to Thoreau to Gene Sharp and cases including India, South Africa, Poland, Chile, and Egypt.

Typically Offered Variable Intermittently
Teaching Mode: Face-to-Face Grading: Student Option