Nonviolence Glossary - Methods

Parallel Institutions

One of the most crucial forms of constructive program, parallel institutions are the social, cultural, and governance structures that a nonviolent movement builds of its own accord without reference to or even as a comprehensive replacement for (often oppressive) mainstream institutions. Examples include: alternative governments, newspapers, radio, TV, and other media, unions, food and gardening [...]

Civil Disobedience

One of the most crucial forms of constructive program, parallel institutions are the social, cultural, and governance structures that a nonviolent movement builds of its own accord without reference to or even as a comprehensive replacement for (often oppressive) mainstream institutions. Examples include: alternative governments, newspapers, radio, TV, and other media, unions, food and gardening [...]

Coercion vs. Persuasion

One of the most crucial forms of constructive program, parallel institutions are the social, cultural, and governance structures that a nonviolent movement builds of its own accord without reference to or even as a comprehensive replacement for (often oppressive) mainstream institutions. Examples include: alternative governments, newspapers, radio, TV, and other media, unions, food and gardening [...]

Satyagraha

One of the most crucial forms of constructive program, parallel institutions are the social, cultural, and governance structures that a nonviolent movement builds of its own accord without reference to or even as a comprehensive replacement for (often oppressive) mainstream institutions. Examples include: alternative governments, newspapers, radio, TV, and other media, unions, food and gardening [...]

Paradox of Repression

One of the most crucial forms of constructive program, parallel institutions are the social, cultural, and governance structures that a nonviolent movement builds of its own accord without reference to or even as a comprehensive replacement for (often oppressive) mainstream institutions. Examples include: alternative governments, newspapers, radio, TV, and other media, unions, food and gardening [...]

No Fresh Issue

One of the most crucial forms of constructive program, parallel institutions are the social, cultural, and governance structures that a nonviolent movement builds of its own accord without reference to or even as a comprehensive replacement for (often oppressive) mainstream institutions. Examples include: alternative governments, newspapers, radio, TV, and other media, unions, food and gardening [...]

Constructive Program

One of the most crucial forms of constructive program, parallel institutions are the social, cultural, and governance structures that a nonviolent movement builds of its own accord without reference to or even as a comprehensive replacement for (often oppressive) mainstream institutions. Examples include: alternative governments, newspapers, radio, TV, and other media, unions, food and gardening [...]