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Source: Gene Sharp, The Politics of Nonviolent Action, Vol. 2: The Methods of Nonviolent Action (Boston: Porter Sargent Publishers, 1973).
 
Source: Gene Sharp, The Politics of Nonviolent Action, Vol. 2: The Methods of Nonviolent Action (Boston: Porter Sargent Publishers, 1973).
  
Formal Statements
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Formal Statements:
1. Public Speeches (Egypt; E; WA-USA)
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# Public Speeches (Egypt; E; WA-USA)
2. Letters of opposition or support
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# Letters of opposition or support
3. Declarations by organizations and institutions (Egypt)
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# Declarations by organizations and institutions (Egypt)
4. Signed public statements (Egypt; Libya; Bahrain; E)
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# Signed public statements (Egypt; Libya; Bahrain; E)
5. Declarations of indictment and intention
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# Declarations of indictment and intention
6. Group or mass petitions
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# Group or mass petitions
  
 
Communications with a Wider Audience
 
Communications with a Wider Audience
7. Slogans, caricatures, and symbols (Egypt; E; E; Libya; WI-USA; B; L; L; WI-USA)
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# Slogans, caricatures, and symbols (Egypt; E; E; Libya; WI-USA; B; L; L; WI-USA)
8. Banners, posters, and displayed communications (Egypt; Iraq; UK; WI-USA; WA-USA; ME-USA; Athens-GR; Bologna-IT; Albany, NY-USA)
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# Banners, posters, and displayed communications (Egypt; Iraq; UK; WI-USA; WA-USA; ME-USA; Athens-GR; Bologna-IT; Albany, NY-USA)
  
9. Leaflets, pamphlets, and books (Egypt; E; PA-USA; PA-USA; Madrid-ES; Barcelona-ES)
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# Leaflets, pamphlets, and books (Egypt; E; PA-USA; PA-USA; Madrid-ES; Barcelona-ES)
10. Newspapers and journals (Libya; UK; Libya; WI-USA)
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# Newspapers and journals (Libya; UK; Libya; WI-USA)
11. Records, radio, and television (Egypt; E)
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# Records, radio, and television (Egypt; E)
12. Skywriting and earthwriting
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# Skywriting and earthwriting
  
  
 
Group Representations
 
Group Representations
13. Deputations
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# Deputations
14. Mock awards
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# Mock awards
15. Group lobbying (WI-USA)
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# Group lobbying (WI-USA)
16. Picketing (US airports)
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# Picketing (US airports)
17. Mock elections
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# Mock elections
  
 
Symbolic Public Acts
 
Symbolic Public Acts
18. Displays of flags and symbolic colors (Egypt; E)
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# Displays of flags and symbolic colors (Egypt; E)
19. Wearing of symbols
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# Wearing of symbols
20. Prayer and worship (Egypt)
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# Prayer and worship (Egypt)
21. Delivering symbolic objects (Egypt; Bahrein; Afghanistan; Spain)
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# Delivering symbolic objects (Egypt; Bahrein; Afghanistan; Spain)
22. Protest disrobings
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# Protest disrobings
23. Destruction of own property
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# Destruction of own property
24. Symbolic lights
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# Symbolic lights
25. Displays of portraits (Libya)
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# Displays of portraits (Libya)
26. Paint as protest (Egypt; E)
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# Paint as protest (Egypt; E)
27. New signs and names
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# New signs and names
28. Symbolic sounds (UK)
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# Symbolic sounds (UK)
29. Symbolic reclamations (Egypt)
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# Symbolic reclamations (Egypt)
30. Rude gestures (Egypt)
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# Rude gestures (Egypt)
  
 
Pressures on Individuals
 
Pressures on Individuals
31. "Haunting" officials GR
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# "Haunting" officials GR
32. Taunting officials (GR; Albany, NY-USA)
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# Taunting officials (GR; Albany, NY-USA)
33. Fraternization (Egypt; E; PA-USA; WI-USA)
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# Fraternization (Egypt; E; PA-USA; WI-USA)
34. Vigils
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# Vigils
  
 
Drama and Music
 
Drama and Music
35. Humorous skits and pranks (Bangles; E; UK; WI-USA; Spain)
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# Humorous skits and pranks (Bangles; E; UK; WI-USA; Spain)
36. Performances of plays and music (WI-USA)
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# Performances of plays and music (WI-USA)
37. Singing (Bangles; CA-USA BoA flash mob; DC-USA)
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# Singing (Bangles; CA-USA BoA flash mob; DC-USA)
  
 
Processions
 
Processions
38. Marches (Egypt; WI-USA; Yemen; OH-USA; LA-USA)
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# Marches (Egypt; WI-USA; Yemen; OH-USA; LA-USA)
39. Parades
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# Parades
40. Religious processions
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# Religious processions
41. Pilgrimages
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# Pilgrimages
42. Motorcades
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# Motorcades
  
 
Honoring the Dead
 
Honoring the Dead
43. Political mourning (Bahrain)
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# Political mourning (Bahrain)
44. Mock funerals (Suez-E)
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# Mock funerals (Suez-E)
45. Demonstrative funerals (Bahrain; B)
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# Demonstrative funerals (Bahrain; B)
46. Homage at burial places
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# Homage at burial places
  
 
Public Assemblies
 
Public Assemblies
47. Assemblies of protest or support (Egypt; Libya; Iraq; Yemen; UK; UK; WI-USA; WI-USA; Libya; UK; L; L; US airports; Greece; PA-USA; MA-USA)
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# Assemblies of protest or support (Egypt; Libya; Iraq; Yemen; UK; UK; WI-USA; WI-USA; Libya; UK; L; L; US airports; Greece; PA-USA; MA-USA)
48. Protest meetings (#occupywallstreet US).
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# Protest meetings (#occupywallstreet US).
49. Camouflaged meetings of protest
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# Camouflaged meetings of protest
50. Teach-ins (Philadelphia, PA).
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# Teach-ins (Philadelphia, PA).
  
 
Withdrawal and Renunciation
 
Withdrawal and Renunciation
51. Walk-outs (Stoughton, WI)
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# Walk-outs (Stoughton, WI)
52. Silence
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# Silence
53. Renouncing honors
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# Renouncing honors
54. Turning one's back (USA)
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# Turning one's back (USA)
  
THE METHODS OF SOCIAL NONCOOPERATION
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=== THE METHODS OF SOCIAL NONCOOPERATION ===
 
Ostracism of Persons
 
Ostracism of Persons
55. Social boycott
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# Social boycott
56. Selective social boycott (USA)
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# Selective social boycott (USA)
57. Lysistratic nonaction (USA VA; Spain)
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# Lysistratic nonaction (USA VA; Spain)
58. Excommunication
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# Excommunication
59. Interdict
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# Interdict
  
 
Noncooperation with Social Events, Customs, and Institutions
 
Noncooperation with Social Events, Customs, and Institutions
60. Suspension of social and sports activities
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# Suspension of social and sports activities
61. Boycott of social affairs
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# Boycott of social affairs
62. Student strike
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# Student strike
63. Social disobedience
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# Social disobedience
64. Withdrawal from social institutions
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# Withdrawal from social institutions
  
 
Withdrawal from the Social System
 
Withdrawal from the Social System
65. Stay-at-home
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# Stay-at-home
66. Total personal noncooperation
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# Total personal noncooperation
67. "Flight" of workers
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# "Flight" of workers
68. Sanctuary
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# Sanctuary
69. Collective disappearance
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# Collective disappearance
70. Protest emigration (hijrat)
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# Protest emigration (hijrat)
  
 
THE METHODS OF ECONOMIC NONCOOPERATION: (1) ECONOMIC BOYCOTTS
 
THE METHODS OF ECONOMIC NONCOOPERATION: (1) ECONOMIC BOYCOTTS
 
Actions by Consumers
 
Actions by Consumers
71. Consumers' boycott
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# Consumers' boycott
72. Nonconsumption of boycotted goods
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# Nonconsumption of boycotted goods
73. Policy of austerity (USA)
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# Policy of austerity (USA)
74. Rent withholding
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# Rent withholding
75. Refusal to rent USA
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# Refusal to rent USA
76. National consumers' boycott
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# National consumers' boycott
77. International consumers' boycott
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# International consumers' boycott
  
 
Action by Workers and Producers
 
Action by Workers and Producers
78. Workmen's boycott
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# Workmen's boycott
79. Producers' boycott
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# Producers' boycott
  
 
Action by Middlemen
 
Action by Middlemen
80. Suppliers' and handlers' boycott
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# Suppliers' and handlers' boycott
  
 
Action by Owners and Management
 
Action by Owners and Management
81. Traders' boycott
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# Traders' boycott
82. Refusal to let or sell property
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# Refusal to let or sell property
83. Lockout
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# Lockout
84. Refusal of industrial assistance
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# Refusal of industrial assistance
85. Merchants' "general strike"
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# Merchants' "general strike"
  
 
Action by Holders of Financial Resources
 
Action by Holders of Financial Resources
86. Withdrawal of bank deposits (USA; WI-USA)
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# Withdrawal of bank deposits (USA; WI-USA)
87. Refusal to pay fees, dues, and assessments (Greece)
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# Refusal to pay fees, dues, and assessments (Greece)
88. Refusal to pay debts or interest (USA; USA)
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# Refusal to pay debts or interest (USA; USA)
89. Severance of funds and credit
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# Severance of funds and credit
90. Revenue refusal (USA)
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# Revenue refusal (USA)
91. Refusal of a government's money
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# Refusal of a government's money
  
 
Action by Governments
 
Action by Governments
92. Domestic embargo
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# Domestic embargo
93. Blacklisting of traders
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# Blacklisting of traders
94. International sellers' embargo
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# International sellers' embargo
95. International buyers' embargo
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# International buyers' embargo
96. International trade embargo
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# International trade embargo
  
THE METHODS OF ECONOMIC NONCOOPERATION: (2)THE STRIKE
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=== THE METHODS OF ECONOMIC NONCOOPERATION: (2)THE STRIKE ===
 
Symbolic Strikes
 
Symbolic Strikes
97. Protest strike
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# Protest strike
98. Quickie walkout (lightning strike)
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# Quickie walkout (lightning strike)
  
 
Agricultural Strikes
 
Agricultural Strikes
99. Peasant strike
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# Peasant strike
100. Farm Workers' strike
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# Farm Workers' strike
  
 
Strikes by Special Groups
 
Strikes by Special Groups
101. Refusal of impressed labor
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# Refusal of impressed labor
102. Prisoners' strike
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# Prisoners' strike
103. Craft strike
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# Craft strike
104. Professional strike (WI-USA; WI-USA)
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# Professional strike (WI-USA; WI-USA)
  
 
Ordinary Industrial Strikes
 
Ordinary Industrial Strikes
105. Establishment strike
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# Establishment strike
106. Industry strike (Egypt)
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# Industry strike (Egypt)
107. Sympathetic strike
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# Sympathetic strike
  
 
Restricted Strikes
 
Restricted Strikes
108. Detailed strike
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# Detailed strike
109. Bumper strike
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# Bumper strike
110. Slowdown strike
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# Slowdown strike
111. Working-to-rule strike
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# Working-to-rule strike
112. Reporting "sick" (sick-in)
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# Reporting "sick" (sick-in)
113. Strike by resignation
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# Strike by resignation
114. Limited strike
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# Limited strike
115. Selective strike
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# Selective strike
  
 
Multi-Industry Strikes
 
Multi-Industry Strikes
116. Generalized strike
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# Generalized strike
117. General strike (Egypt)
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# General strike (Egypt)
  
 
Combination of Strikes and Economic Closures
 
Combination of Strikes and Economic Closures
118. Hartal
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# Hartal
119. Economic shutdown
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# Economic shutdown
  
THE METHODS OF POLITICAL NONCOOPERATION
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=== THE METHODS OF POLITICAL NONCOOPERATION ===
 
Rejection of Authority
 
Rejection of Authority
120. Withholding or withdrawal of allegiance
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# Withholding or withdrawal of allegiance
121. Refusal of public support
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# Refusal of public support
122. Literature and speeches advocating resistance
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# Literature and speeches advocating resistance
  
 
Citizens' Noncooperation with Government
 
Citizens' Noncooperation with Government
123. Boycott of legislative bodies
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# Boycott of legislative bodies
124. Boycott of elections
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# Boycott of elections
125. Boycott of government employment and positions
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# Boycott of government employment and positions
126. Boycott of government depts., agencies, and other bodies
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# Boycott of government depts., agencies, and other bodies
127. Withdrawal from government educational institutions
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# Withdrawal from government educational institutions
128. Boycott of government-supported organizations
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# Boycott of government-supported organizations
129. Refusal of assistance to enforcement agents
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# Refusal of assistance to enforcement agents
130. Removal of own signs and placemarks
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# Removal of own signs and placemarks
131. Refusal to accept appointed officials
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# Refusal to accept appointed officials
132. Refusal to dissolve existing institutions
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# Refusal to dissolve existing institutions
  
 
Citizens' Alternatives to Obedience
 
Citizens' Alternatives to Obedience
133. Reluctant and slow compliance
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# Reluctant and slow compliance
134. Nonobedience in absence of direct supervision
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# Nonobedience in absence of direct supervision
135. Popular nonobedience
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# Popular nonobedience
136. Disguised disobedience
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# Disguised disobedience
137. Refusal of an assemblage or meeting to disperse (WI-USA)
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# Refusal of an assemblage or meeting to disperse (WI-USA)
138. Sitdown (Egypt)
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# Sitdown (Egypt)
139. Noncooperation with conscription and deportation
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# Noncooperation with conscription and deportation
140. Hiding, escape, and false identities
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# Hiding, escape, and false identities
141. Civil disobedience of "illegitimate" laws (Egypt; E)
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# Civil disobedience of "illegitimate" laws (Egypt; E)
  
 
Action by Government Personnel
 
Action by Government Personnel
142. Selective refusal of assistance by government aides
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# Selective refusal of assistance by government aides
143. Blocking of lines of command and information
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# Blocking of lines of command and information
144. Stalling and obstruction
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# Stalling and obstruction
145. General administrative noncooperation
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# General administrative noncooperation
146. Judicial noncooperation
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# Judicial noncooperation
147. Deliberate inefficiency and selective noncooperation by enforcement agents
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# Deliberate inefficiency and selective noncooperation by enforcement agents
148. Mutiny (Egypt; E)
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# Mutiny (Egypt; E)
  
 
Domestic Governmental Action
 
Domestic Governmental Action
149. Quasi-legal evasions and delays
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# Quasi-legal evasions and delays
150. Noncooperation by constituent governmental units (IN-USA)
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# Noncooperation by constituent governmental units (IN-USA)
  
 
International Governmental Action
 
International Governmental Action
151. Changes in diplomatic and other representations
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# Changes in diplomatic and other representations
152. Delay and cancellation of diplomatic events
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# Delay and cancellation of diplomatic events
153. Withholding of diplomatic recognition
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# Withholding of diplomatic recognition
154. Severance of diplomatic relations
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# Severance of diplomatic relations
155. Withdrawal from international organizations
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# Withdrawal from international organizations
156. Refusal of membership in international bodies
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# Refusal of membership in international bodies
157. Expulsion from international organizations
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# Expulsion from international organizations
  
THE METHODS OF NONVIOLENT INTERVENTION
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=== THE METHODS OF NONVIOLENT INTERVENTION ===
 
Psychological Intervention
 
Psychological Intervention
158. Self-exposure to the elements (#occupywallstreet US)
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# Self-exposure to the elements (#occupywallstreet US)
159. The fast
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# The fast
a) Fast of moral pressure
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## Fast of moral pressure
b) Hunger strike
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## Hunger strike
c) Satyagrahic fast
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## Satyagrahic fast
160. Reverse trial
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# Reverse trial
161. Nonviolent harassment
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Nonviolent harassment
  
 
Physical Intervention
 
Physical Intervention
162. Sit-in (Yemen; UK; DC-USA (Keystone XL))
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Sit-in (Yemen; UK; DC-USA (Keystone XL))
163. Stand-in
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# Stand-in
164. Ride-in
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# Ride-in
165. Wade-in
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# Wade-in
166. Mill-in
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# Mill-in
167. Pray-in
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# Pray-in
168. Nonviolent raids
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Nonviolent raids
169. Nonviolent air raids
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Nonviolent air raids
170. Nonviolent invasion (UK)
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Nonviolent invasion (UK)
171. Nonviolent interjection
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Nonviolent interjection
172. Nonviolent obstruction (Athens-GR; Barcelona-ES; Athens-GR; Albany, NY-USA).
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# Nonviolent obstruction (Athens-GR; Barcelona-ES; Athens-GR; Albany, NY-USA).
173. Nonviolent occupation (Bahrain; B; UK; WI-USA; B; B; WI-USA; WI-USA; WA-USA; CA-USA BoA flash mob; PA-USA "play in"; DC-USA; PA-USA (Philly Uncut); Spain; (Athens-GR; Bologna-IT; Athens-GR; Cairo-E).
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# Nonviolent occupation (Bahrain; B; UK; WI-USA; B; B; WI-USA; WI-USA; WA-USA; CA-USA BoA flash mob; PA-USA "play in"; DC-USA; PA-USA (Philly Uncut); Spain; (Athens-GR; Bologna-IT; Athens-GR; Cairo-E).
  
 
Social Intervention
 
Social Intervention
174. Establishing new social patterns (Egypt; E; E; Bahrain; WI-USA; WI-USA; PA-USA; Spain; Madrid-ES; Madrid-ES; Athens-GR; Athens-GR; (#occupywallstreet US))
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# Establishing new social patterns (Egypt; E; E; Bahrain; WI-USA; WI-USA; PA-USA; Spain; Madrid-ES; Madrid-ES; Athens-GR; Athens-GR; (#occupywallstreet US))
175. Overloading of facilities (#occupywallstreet US)
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# Overloading of facilities (#occupywallstreet US)
176. Stall-in
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# Stall-in
177. Speak-in
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# Speak-in
178. Guerrilla theater
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# Guerrilla theater
179. Alternative social institutions (Egypt)
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# Alternative social institutions (Egypt)
180. Alternative communication system (Egypt; E; Libya; WI-USA; L; L; OH-USA; Arab world; Madrid-ES; (#occupywallstreet US))
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# Alternative communication system (Egypt; E; Libya; WI-USA; L; L; OH-USA; Arab world; Madrid-ES; (#occupywallstreet US))
  
 
Economic Intervention
 
Economic Intervention
181. Reverse strike
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# Reverse strike
182. Stay-in strike
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# Stay-in strike
183. Nonviolent land seizure
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Nonviolent land seizure
184. Defiance of blockades
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# Defiance of blockades
185. Politically motivated counterfeiting
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Politically motivated counterfeiting
186. Preclusive purchasing
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Preclusive purchasing
187. Seizure of assets
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Seizure of assets
188. Dumping
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# Dumping
189. Selective patronage
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Selective patronage
190. Alternative markets
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# Alternative markets
191. Alternative transportation systems (Uganda)
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Alternative transportation systems (Uganda)
192. Alternative economic institutions
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Alternative economic institutions
  
 
Political Intervention
 
Political Intervention
193. Overloading of administrative systems
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Overloading of administrative systems
194. Disclosing identities of secret agents
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Disclosing identities of secret agents
195. Seeking imprisonment
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Seeking imprisonment
196. Civil disobedience of "neutral" laws (Egypt; E; WI-USA; DC-USA)
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Civil disobedience of "neutral" laws (Egypt; E; WI-USA; DC-USA)
197. Work-on without collaboration
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Work-on without collaboration
198. Dual sovereignty and parallel government (Egypt; E; E; E)
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Dual sovereignty and parallel government (Egypt; E; E; E)

Revision as of 10:57, 9 October 2013

The Methods of Nonviolent Action

Source: Gene Sharp, The Politics of Nonviolent Action, Vol. 2: The Methods of Nonviolent Action (Boston: Porter Sargent Publishers, 1973).

Formal Statements:

  1. Public Speeches (Egypt; E; WA-USA)
  2. Letters of opposition or support
  3. Declarations by organizations and institutions (Egypt)
  4. Signed public statements (Egypt; Libya; Bahrain; E)
  5. Declarations of indictment and intention
  6. Group or mass petitions

Communications with a Wider Audience

  1. Slogans, caricatures, and symbols (Egypt; E; E; Libya; WI-USA; B; L; L; WI-USA)
  2. Banners, posters, and displayed communications (Egypt; Iraq; UK; WI-USA; WA-USA; ME-USA; Athens-GR; Bologna-IT; Albany, NY-USA)
  1. Leaflets, pamphlets, and books (Egypt; E; PA-USA; PA-USA; Madrid-ES; Barcelona-ES)
  2. Newspapers and journals (Libya; UK; Libya; WI-USA)
  3. Records, radio, and television (Egypt; E)
  4. Skywriting and earthwriting


Group Representations

  1. Deputations
  2. Mock awards
  3. Group lobbying (WI-USA)
  4. Picketing (US airports)
  5. Mock elections

Symbolic Public Acts

  1. Displays of flags and symbolic colors (Egypt; E)
  2. Wearing of symbols
  3. Prayer and worship (Egypt)
  4. Delivering symbolic objects (Egypt; Bahrein; Afghanistan; Spain)
  5. Protest disrobings
  6. Destruction of own property
  7. Symbolic lights
  8. Displays of portraits (Libya)
  9. Paint as protest (Egypt; E)
  10. New signs and names
  11. Symbolic sounds (UK)
  12. Symbolic reclamations (Egypt)
  13. Rude gestures (Egypt)

Pressures on Individuals

  1. "Haunting" officials GR
  2. Taunting officials (GR; Albany, NY-USA)
  3. Fraternization (Egypt; E; PA-USA; WI-USA)
  4. Vigils

Drama and Music

  1. Humorous skits and pranks (Bangles; E; UK; WI-USA; Spain)
  2. Performances of plays and music (WI-USA)
  3. Singing (Bangles; CA-USA BoA flash mob; DC-USA)

Processions

  1. Marches (Egypt; WI-USA; Yemen; OH-USA; LA-USA)
  2. Parades
  3. Religious processions
  4. Pilgrimages
  5. Motorcades

Honoring the Dead

  1. Political mourning (Bahrain)
  2. Mock funerals (Suez-E)
  3. Demonstrative funerals (Bahrain; B)
  4. Homage at burial places

Public Assemblies

  1. Assemblies of protest or support (Egypt; Libya; Iraq; Yemen; UK; UK; WI-USA; WI-USA; Libya; UK; L; L; US airports; Greece; PA-USA; MA-USA)
  2. Protest meetings (#occupywallstreet US).
  3. Camouflaged meetings of protest
  4. Teach-ins (Philadelphia, PA).

Withdrawal and Renunciation

  1. Walk-outs (Stoughton, WI)
  2. Silence
  3. Renouncing honors
  4. Turning one's back (USA)

THE METHODS OF SOCIAL NONCOOPERATION

Ostracism of Persons

  1. Social boycott
  2. Selective social boycott (USA)
  3. Lysistratic nonaction (USA VA; Spain)
  4. Excommunication
  5. Interdict

Noncooperation with Social Events, Customs, and Institutions

  1. Suspension of social and sports activities
  2. Boycott of social affairs
  3. Student strike
  4. Social disobedience
  5. Withdrawal from social institutions

Withdrawal from the Social System

  1. Stay-at-home
  2. Total personal noncooperation
  3. "Flight" of workers
  4. Sanctuary
  5. Collective disappearance
  6. Protest emigration (hijrat)

THE METHODS OF ECONOMIC NONCOOPERATION: (1) ECONOMIC BOYCOTTS Actions by Consumers

  1. Consumers' boycott
  2. Nonconsumption of boycotted goods
  3. Policy of austerity (USA)
  4. Rent withholding
  5. Refusal to rent USA
  6. National consumers' boycott
  7. International consumers' boycott

Action by Workers and Producers

  1. Workmen's boycott
  2. Producers' boycott

Action by Middlemen

  1. Suppliers' and handlers' boycott

Action by Owners and Management

  1. Traders' boycott
  2. Refusal to let or sell property
  3. Lockout
  4. Refusal of industrial assistance
  5. Merchants' "general strike"

Action by Holders of Financial Resources

  1. Withdrawal of bank deposits (USA; WI-USA)
  2. Refusal to pay fees, dues, and assessments (Greece)
  3. Refusal to pay debts or interest (USA; USA)
  4. Severance of funds and credit
  5. Revenue refusal (USA)
  6. Refusal of a government's money

Action by Governments

  1. Domestic embargo
  2. Blacklisting of traders
  3. International sellers' embargo
  4. International buyers' embargo
  5. International trade embargo

THE METHODS OF ECONOMIC NONCOOPERATION: (2)THE STRIKE

Symbolic Strikes

  1. Protest strike
  2. Quickie walkout (lightning strike)

Agricultural Strikes

  1. Peasant strike
  2. Farm Workers' strike

Strikes by Special Groups

  1. Refusal of impressed labor
  2. Prisoners' strike
  3. Craft strike
  4. Professional strike (WI-USA; WI-USA)

Ordinary Industrial Strikes

  1. Establishment strike
  2. Industry strike (Egypt)
  3. Sympathetic strike

Restricted Strikes

  1. Detailed strike
  2. Bumper strike
  3. Slowdown strike
  4. Working-to-rule strike
  5. Reporting "sick" (sick-in)
  6. Strike by resignation
  7. Limited strike
  8. Selective strike

Multi-Industry Strikes

  1. Generalized strike
  2. General strike (Egypt)

Combination of Strikes and Economic Closures

  1. Hartal
  2. Economic shutdown

THE METHODS OF POLITICAL NONCOOPERATION

Rejection of Authority

  1. Withholding or withdrawal of allegiance
  2. Refusal of public support
  3. Literature and speeches advocating resistance

Citizens' Noncooperation with Government

  1. Boycott of legislative bodies
  2. Boycott of elections
  3. Boycott of government employment and positions
  4. Boycott of government depts., agencies, and other bodies
  5. Withdrawal from government educational institutions
  6. Boycott of government-supported organizations
  7. Refusal of assistance to enforcement agents
  8. Removal of own signs and placemarks
  9. Refusal to accept appointed officials
  10. Refusal to dissolve existing institutions

Citizens' Alternatives to Obedience

  1. Reluctant and slow compliance
  2. Nonobedience in absence of direct supervision
  3. Popular nonobedience
  4. Disguised disobedience
  5. Refusal of an assemblage or meeting to disperse (WI-USA)
  6. Sitdown (Egypt)
  7. Noncooperation with conscription and deportation
  8. Hiding, escape, and false identities
  9. Civil disobedience of "illegitimate" laws (Egypt; E)

Action by Government Personnel

  1. Selective refusal of assistance by government aides
  2. Blocking of lines of command and information
  3. Stalling and obstruction
  4. General administrative noncooperation
  5. Judicial noncooperation
  6. Deliberate inefficiency and selective noncooperation by enforcement agents
  7. Mutiny (Egypt; E)

Domestic Governmental Action

  1. Quasi-legal evasions and delays
  2. Noncooperation by constituent governmental units (IN-USA)

International Governmental Action

  1. Changes in diplomatic and other representations
  2. Delay and cancellation of diplomatic events
  3. Withholding of diplomatic recognition
  4. Severance of diplomatic relations
  5. Withdrawal from international organizations
  6. Refusal of membership in international bodies
  7. Expulsion from international organizations

THE METHODS OF NONVIOLENT INTERVENTION

Psychological Intervention

  1. Self-exposure to the elements (#occupywallstreet US)
  2. The fast
    1. Fast of moral pressure
    2. Hunger strike
    3. Satyagrahic fast
  3. Reverse trial
  4. Nonviolent harassment

Physical Intervention

  1. Sit-in (Yemen; UK; DC-USA (Keystone XL))
  2. Stand-in
  3. Ride-in
  4. Wade-in
  5. Mill-in
  6. Pray-in
  7. Nonviolent raids
  8. Nonviolent air raids
  9. Nonviolent invasion (UK)
  10. Nonviolent interjection
  11. Nonviolent obstruction (Athens-GR; Barcelona-ES; Athens-GR; Albany, NY-USA).
  12. Nonviolent occupation (Bahrain; B; UK; WI-USA; B; B; WI-USA; WI-USA; WA-USA; CA-USA BoA flash mob; PA-USA "play in"; DC-USA; PA-USA (Philly Uncut); Spain; (Athens-GR; Bologna-IT; Athens-GR; Cairo-E).

Social Intervention

  1. Establishing new social patterns (Egypt; E; E; Bahrain; WI-USA; WI-USA; PA-USA; Spain; Madrid-ES; Madrid-ES; Athens-GR; Athens-GR; (#occupywallstreet US))
  2. Overloading of facilities (#occupywallstreet US)
  3. Stall-in
  4. Speak-in
  5. Guerrilla theater
  6. Alternative social institutions (Egypt)
  7. Alternative communication system (Egypt; E; Libya; WI-USA; L; L; OH-USA; Arab world; Madrid-ES; (#occupywallstreet US))

Economic Intervention

  1. Reverse strike
  2. Stay-in strike
  3. Nonviolent land seizure
  4. Defiance of blockades
  5. Politically motivated counterfeiting
  6. Preclusive purchasing
  7. Seizure of assets
  8. Dumping
  9. Selective patronage
  10. Alternative markets
  11. Alternative transportation systems (Uganda)
  12. Alternative economic institutions

Political Intervention

  1. Overloading of administrative systems
  2. Disclosing identities of secret agents
  3. Seeking imprisonment
  4. Civil disobedience of "neutral" laws (Egypt; E; WI-USA; DC-USA)
  5. Work-on without collaboration
  6. Dual sovereignty and parallel government (Egypt; E; E; E)