Defying the Crown

                         Session One :  “Defying the Crown”

Essential Questions:

• What is non violence/civilian resistance?

• How effective is non violence/civilian resistance?

• What are some of Gene Sharp’s ideas on the nature of power and the techniques of non violent social change?

• What contributions did Gandhi make in using non violence as a political strategy?

• How effective were these strategies

• Who is Erica Chenoweth and why is her work important?

Videos: 

(1) “Civilian Resistance Works,” Erica Chenoweth, panel on Violence, Humanity   the Future, and the Origins of Violence,” (2015); https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_KOQdPNRXY

(2) “Defying the Crown,” from A Force More Powerful www.aforcemorepowerful.com 2002; 

(3) scene from the movie“Gandhi.”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hS1YWtalPY

Readings: 

(1) Gene Sharp “198 Methods of Non Violent Action,” http://www.aeinstein.org/nonviolentaction/198-methods-of-nonviolent-action/

(2) Albert Einstein Institute, “Correcting Common Misconceptions About Non Violent Action,” http://www.aeinstein.org/nonviolentaction/correcting-common-misconceptions-about-nonviolent-action/

(3) Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Shy Intellectual Created Playbook used in        Revolution ,“  NYTimes, 2/16/11; http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/world/middleeast/17sharp.html

(4) Wikipedia, “Non Violence”  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolence

Resources