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Non-violence: The Tactics and Strategies of Winning Campaigns: The case of Gandhi and the Salt March
India: Defying The Crown In India in the 1930s, after Gandhi had returned from South Africa, he and his followers adopted a strategy of...
Science for Peace
Mar 8, 20231 min read
Nonviolence and the Quest for Democracy: How to Resist Authoritarianism Everywhere
A conversation with Maria Stephan How do we resist authoritarian tendencies in countries throughout the world in a nonviolent manner?...
Science for Peace
Nov 17, 20221 min read
In a Time of Crisis, how Can Science for Peace Be Effective?
Richard Sandbrook is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at University of Toronto and the Vice-President of Science for Peace....
Richard Sandbrook
Nov 11, 20226 min read
Civil Resistance Tactics in the 21st Century: A Conversation with Michael Beer
Michael Beer, the Director of Nonviolence International, is a long-time global peace and human-rights activist. He has trained activists...
melisakuc6
Oct 19, 20221 min read
Non-Aggressive Defence in Sweden? An Assessment of ‘Total Defence’
Alfie Hoar, a Blumenfeld Junior Fellow at Science for Peace, is completing his Masters in Physics and Philosophy at Oxford University....
Alfie Hoar
Sep 28, 20226 min read
10 Essential Things to Know about Nonviolent Resistance
Richard Sandbrook is professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and President of Science for Peace Contributed...
Richard Sandbrook
Aug 2, 20225 min read
The Dynamics of Nonviolent Knowledge
Brian Martin MOBILIZATION 21(4), 2015 Nonviolent action, despite its widespread use and successes, has received relatively little...
Brian Martin
Jul 4, 20221 min read
Dilemmas in Promoting Nonviolence
Brian Martin BRIAN MARTIN is professor of social sciences at the University of Wollongong, Australia and author of numerous publications...
Science for Peace
Jun 16, 202229 min read
Choosing Activism
Richard Sandbrook is professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and President of Science for Peace Contributed...
Richard Sandbrook
Jun 4, 20224 min read
Biden shares the American Sickness
David L. Parnas is Professor Emeritus of Computer and Software at McMaster University and is a former President of Science for Peace. In...
David Parnas
May 27, 20221 min read
How Nonviolent is Nonviolent Action?
Richard Sandbrook is professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and President of Science for Peace Contributed...
Richard Sandbrook
Apr 22, 20223 min read
The Viability of Nonviolent Defence Today
Richard Sandbrook is professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and President of Science for Peace Contributed...
Richard Sandbrook
Apr 14, 202212 min read
The Viability of Nonviolent Defence Today
Richard Sandbrook is professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and President of Science for Peace Contributed...
Richard Sandbrook
Apr 10, 202212 min read
Demilitarization: Is It Time for Civilian-Based Defense?
Richard Sandbrook is professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and President of Science for Peace Contributed...
Richard Sandbrook
Apr 3, 202210 min read
Unattractive Options in the Ukraine Crisis: What is to be done?
Arnd Jurgensen teaches international relations a the University of Toronto and is a director on the Science for Peace board. © sprokop It...
Arnd Jurgensen
Mar 10, 20224 min read
Demilitarization: Is It Time for Civilian-Based Defense?
By Richard Sandbrook is professor emeritus of Political Science at the University of Toronto and President of Science for Peace. © Warren...
Richard Sandbrook
Feb 22, 202210 min read
The Pandemic Within
Strangely, reading Albert Camus’ The Plague (1947) during the pandemic did not depress me (further). Instead, I felt exhilarated. Yes,...
Science for Peace
Jan 5, 20213 min read
Racism, Class Solidarity and Systemic Change
(Image: Brisbane Anti-Racism Protest – 6 June 2020 – Andrew Mercer) To usher in systemic change, the left faces the challenge of not only...
Science for Peace
Jul 9, 20207 min read
COVID-19: Dismantling Structural Racism and Disarming, Demilitarising, and Defunding Police..
June 4, 2020, by Ray Acheson © Tony Hisgett As protests erupted across the United States in response to the murder of George Floyd by...
Science for Peace
Jun 4, 20201 min read
Violence and Policing in Minneapolis
Minneapolis organizer Tony Williams speaks about the ongoing uprisings and how groups can work towards the strategic dismantling of the...
Science for Peace
Jun 4, 20201 min read
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