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, What’s This Channel Four? An Alternative Report, ed. Blanchard, Simon; Morley, David, London, Comedia Publishing Group, 1982 , pp. 192

Hébert, Camille, Is MeToo only a social movement or a legal movement too?, 22 321 2018 , pp. 321-336

Discusses the possibility of ‘MeToo’ of becoming a legal movement which could help shape the legislation on sexual harassment.

, Protecting the 'Lungs of West Africa', Conversation with Alfred Brownell, Liberian environmental lawyers recorded by Veronique Mistiaen, , , pp. 54-56

Brownell has been involved in a seven year campaign which succeeded in protecting half a million acres of Liberia's tropical rainforest from the Southeast Asia-based Golden Veroleum company, which had been granted t the right by the government to clear and use the land to grow palm oil. He took up the cause of the indigenous community in Sinoe County whose forests and cultural sites were being destroyed by the company. The article outlines how the campaign succeeded and Brownell's wider role in creating the Alliance for Rural Democracy throughout Liberia to work for environmental justice. He had been forced by death threats to move with his family to the USA.

Entelis, John, Algeria: Democracy Denied, and Revived?, 16 4 2011 , pp. 653-676

This article (written in 2011) starts from the 1988 achievement of a new democratic constitution, soon subverted by a military take-over leading to a decade of civil war.  Entelis stresses the growing frustration among many sections of Algerian society - the young, workers, women, the middle class, Berbers and Islamists - who were all demanding economic opportunity, political freedom and social justice. He examines how the FLN regime established after 1999 has so far managed to control this growing dissent at a time of revolutionary upsurge in the Arab world.

Griffith, Arthur, The Resurrection of Hungary: A Parallel for Ireland, 1904 Dublin, University College Dublin Press, 2003

(The 1918 edition, which includes references to the unarmed campaign for independence in Finland, is now online.)

This brief book – originally a series of articles – was influential in Ireland and translated into a number of Indian languages, and was almost certainly read by Gandhi. Whilst the historical accuracy is questionable, Griffith’s account was important in conveying the idea of nonviolent resistance. Csapody, Tamas and Thomas Weber, ‘Hungarian Nonviolent Resistance against Austria and its Place in the History of Nonviolence’, Peace and Change, vol. 32 no. 4 (2007), pp. 499-519, analyses the influence of Griffith’s interpretation.

Ananaba, Wogu, The Trade Union Movement in Nigeria, London, C. Hurst, 1969 , pp. 336

Chapter 7 covers the 1945 general strike.

Silitski, Vitali, Belarus: Learning from defeat, 17 4 (October) 2006 , pp. 138-152

Examines presidential election of March 2006 and argues that, although the protests against abuses apparently failed, they created a ‘network of solidarity’ and a ‘revolution of the spirit’. Two essays by Silitski focus on the effectiveness of the authoritarian regime and why it can contain protest are: Vitali Silitski, Pre-empting Democracy: The Case of Belarus, 2005 , pp. 83-97 , and Vitali Silitski, Contagion Deterred: Pre-emptive Authoritarianism in the Former Soviet Union (the Case of Belarus), In Valerie J. Bunce, Michael McFaul, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World (D. II.1. Comparative Assessments) New York, Cambridge University Press, 2009 , pp. 274-299 .

Maravall, Jose, Dictatorship and Political Dissent: Workers and Students in Franco’s Spain, London, Tavistock, 1978 , pp. 199

Alimi, Eitan, “Constructing Political Opportunity”: 1987 – The Palestinian Year of Discontent, 11 1 (February) 2006 , pp. 67-80

Analysing Palestinian print media in 1987 reveals a convergence in calls for action.

Ruggiero, Vincenzo, New social movements and the “centri sociali” in Milan, 48 3 2000 , pp. 167-188

Jing, Jun, Environmental Protest in Rural China, In Elizabeth J. Perry, Mark Selden, Chinese Society: Change, Conflict and Resistance (C. II.1.d. China Since 1990) London, Routledge, 2003 , pp. 198-214

Discusses protest through letters, petitions, law suits and sometimes demonstrations and sabotage, against pollution, soil erosion, contaminated water, etc.

Lynd, Alice, We Won’t Go: Personal Accounts of War Objectors, Boston, Beacon Press, 1998 , pp. 332

Deals with conscientious objection in US during the Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

MacFarquahar, Roderick, Contradictions Among the People 1956-1957, vol. 1 of The Origins of the Cultural Revolution New York, Columbia University Press, 1974 , pp. 438

Highly respected scholarly analysis.

Fair, Christine; Levitas, Kerem; Rauch, Collette, Nepal: Rule of Law and Human Rights Challenges, Briefing Washington DC, US Institute of Peace, 2005

Brief analysis of gaps in 1990 Constitution and of the King’s February 2005 coup removing the Prime Minister

, Alternatives to War: Colombia’s Peace Processes, ed. García-Durán, Mauricio, London, Conciliation Resources, 2004

, Springtime: The New Student Rebellions, ed. Solomon, Clare; Palmieri, Tania, London, Verso, 2011 , pp. 256

Focuses on the widespread student protests in Britain in 2010, but also extends to Italy, France, Greece and the USA, as well as the beginning of the Arab uprisings in Tunisia. Includes texts from the past and reminders of 1968, as well as coverage of contemporary events, and political and theoretical commentaries from established and new voices.

Gitlin, Todd, Occupy Nation, the Roots: The Spirit and the Promise of Occupy Wall Street, New York, Harper Collins, 2012 , pp. 320

Book by former radical student leader in the 1960s, providing a portrait of the movement.

Rochon, Thomas, Mobilizing for Peace, Princetown NJ, Princetown University Press, 1988 , pp. 232

Wide-ranging analysis of West European anti-missile/nuclear disarmament campaigns 1979-1986, incorporating discussion of social movement theory and the wider political context. Focuses particularly on Britain, the Netherlands, West Germany and France. It includes great deal of information on organizations, campaigns and types of action, as well as many useful sources and references.

Feminist Review, , Special issue on ‘Black British Feminism’, 108 1 2014 , pp. 1-114

Looks back at pioneering issue 30 years earlier on black feminism (no. 17, 1984) and examines role of black feminists today and the mobilizing impact of cyber feminism.

Whyte, John, How Much Discrimination Was There under the Unionist Regime, 1921-72?, In Tom Gallagher, James O'Conell, Contemporary Irish Studies, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1983 , pp. 144 , pp. 1-35

Detached assessment of the evidence. Concludes that while discrimination against Catholics in this period certainly existed, it was more marked in some policy areas than others – more marked in electoral practices (especially at local government level), public employment and policing, generally less so in private employment, public housing and regional policy. But he notes that geographically, also, there were marked differences, with discrimination being more widespread in the west, which had a higher Catholic population.

Atac, Ilker; Dursun, Ayse, Gezi Park protests in Turkey: new opportunities, old boundaries? , 42 4 2013 , pp. 443-450

The article deals with the Gezi Park protests against the demolition of a public park in Istanbul in May 2013, which turned into nationwide protests against the government.  One source of these protests can be located in the conservative-religious neo-liberalism of the ruling AKP. The fundamental thesis  of the authors defines the protests as an expression of a search for new spheres and forms of participatory politics, as an alternative to institutional structures.

Mitchell, Claudia; de Lange, Naydene; Moletsane, Relebohile, Addressing Sexual Violence in South Africa: ‘Gender activism in the making’, In Elina Oinas, Henri Onodera, Leena Suurpää, What politics? Youth And Political Engagement In South Africa (F.5.ii.2. Overviews of Regional and National Movements) Leiden and Boston, Brill, 2018 , pp. 317-336

The authors show how university students were able to challenge sexual violence in South Africa in practical and locally relevant ways. They used formal methods of influencing policy, but prioritised the young women’s own views and voices, in ways that they felt empowering. What remains to be further explored, by both researchers and organizations, is how to act as a good ally and supportive collaborator to these kinds of semi-autonomous youth groups navigating formal power.

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