Hardy Merriman
Senior Advisor
International Center on Nonviolent Conflict

Strategic planning and tactical choice are essential considerations in effective civil resistance. This session offers a strategic framework with which to analyze civil resistance movements. It also examines the diversity of tactics available to civil resisters, and explores issues involved in tactical choice, success and failure.

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Additional Resources:

• Strategic Planning and Tactical Choices (Power Point)
• Helvey, Bob.  On Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: Thinking about the Fundamentals.  Boston, MA: The Albert Einstein Institution, 2004.
• Sharp, Gene.  There Are Realistic Alternatives.  Boston, MA: The Albert Einstein Institution, 2003.
• Popovic, Srdja & Slobodan Djinovic, Andrej Milivojevic, Hardy Merriman, Ivan Marovic.  A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle.  Belgrade, Serbia: Centre for Applied Nonviolent  Action and Strategies [CANVAS], 2007.
• WATCH Dr. Peter Ackerman talk about three key elements of waging a successful civil resistance movement