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archerships* RESISTANCE TACTICS-Ch
20/09/2001
http://www.reason.com/9501/dept.bkCARPENTER.text.html
Ted Galen Carpenter's review of the 1995 book, Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: The Dynamics of People Power in the Twentieth Century by Peter Ackerman and Christopher Kruegler. From the review: "....The most tenacious myth Ackerman and Kruegler debunk is that nonviolent resistance is effective only in dealing with democratic governments that have adopted uncharacteristically repressive policies. According to that argument, peaceful demonstrations and civil disobedience can prick the conscience of democratic rulers and publics, gain the support of international opinion, and force a change of policy while totalitarian and authoritarians regimes will simply use whatever force is necessary to smash the opposition...." (contributed by Chris Rasch)
20/09/2001
http://www.reason.com/9501/dept.bkCARPENTER.text.html
Ted Galen Carpenter's review of the 1995 book, Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: The Dynamics of People Power in the Twentieth Century by Peter Ackerman and Christopher Kruegler. From the review: "....The most tenacious myth Ackerman and Kruegler debunk is that nonviolent resistance is effective only in dealing with democratic governments that have adopted uncharacteristically repressive policies. According to that argument, peaceful demonstrations and civil disobedience can prick the conscience of democratic rulers and publics, gain the support of international opinion, and force a change of policy while totalitarian and authoritarians regimes will simply use whatever force is necessary to smash the opposition...." (contributed by Chris Rasch)