By Sharon Begley — 2020
Feeling empathy for others’ pain is innately human, but it can be stretched too thin. Here’s why we get numbed to horrific events—and how to preserve our tenderness and our desire to help.
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Research finds that nonviolent action and peacebuilding tactics can achieve a more just and sustainable peace when they are combined strategically.
We’ve identified nearly 100 distinct methods of non-violent action that include physical, virtual and hybrid actions.
As democracy hangs in the balance, activists are drawing lessons from the study of civil resistance.
Clearly, there is much more to learn about nonviolent resistance: It is an emerging phenomenon, and research on the topic is likewise emerging within the social sciences.
Violent responses to social justice protests require protesters to be even more focused on peaceful tactics.
Erica Chenoweth discovers it is more successful in effecting change than violent campaigns