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, Social and Cultural Change in Contemporary Wales, ed. Williams, Glyn, London, Routledge, Kegan and Paul, 1978

MAN, , Pour Une Nonviolence Ethique Et Politique, Ed. du MAN, 2014 , pp. 93

This book is the key reference guide to the main French nonviolent action movement. It presents the basis for applying a culture of nonviolence to the spheres of the economy, ecology, education, democracy, defence and international solidarity.

Shun-hing, Chan, Changing Church-State Relations in Contemporary China: The case of Wenzhou Diocese, 31 4 2016 , pp. 489-507

The article focuses on the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Chinese state since 1980 through the prism of 'institutional theory', and charts developments in Wenzhou. It identifies four phases in state policy: religious restoration, tighter control, 'management' of religion, and limiting religious influence. The Church has responded in the past by 'accommodation, negotiation, confrontation and resistance', but in recent years tended towards greater resistance.

Starr, Stephen, Revolt in Syria: Eyewitness to the Uprising, London , Hurst, 2015 , pp. 178 pb

In this book, which was well reviewed, Starr - an Irish journalist - provides a detailed account of the complex nature of Syrian society with its many minorities and why some supported Assad. He had worked in Syria since 2007 and was able to send reports from inside the country to a range of respected US and UK newspapers during the nonviolent uprising and the subsequent civil war. His account is based partly on interviews with a wide range of people with diverse allegiances and viewpoints.

Smith, Alison; Bennett, George, Kenya: from “White Man’s Country” to Kenyatta’s state 1945-1963, In D. A. Low, Alison Smith, History of East Africa, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1976 London, Clarendon Press, 1976 , pp. 109-156

Summary of developing African opposition, including early ‘passive resistance’ and land protests, attempts at unionization, and links with the East African Indian National Congress, as well as role of Mau Mau.

Valiyev, Anar, Parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan: A failed revolution, 53 3 (May/June) 2006 , pp. 17-35

Argues that despite violence used against opposition and shattered hopes, the protests promoted increased political participation.

Heine, Hartmut, La oposición al franquismo: de 1939 a 1952, Critica, 1983 , pp. 502

Dickson, Ajisaffe; Ojo, Tinuade; Monyani, Margaret, The impacts of social media on the #EndSARs# youth protests in Nigeria, International Conference of Information Communication Technologies enhanced Social Sciences and Humanities 2021, 2021

The increasing impact of digitalization, especially in Africa, has transformed political, social, economic and business activity. There is therefore a need for rigorous academic debate about the effectiveness of social media platforms for citizen activism. This study focusses on the #EndSARS movement in Nigeria to explore strategies and mechanisms used to try to influence government. The authors conclude that the movement may inspire youth-led movements elsewhere, but also examine how the nature of the Nigerian state resulted in an abrupt end to the protests.

Pearlman, Wendy, Violence, Nonviolence, and the Palestinian National Movement, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2011 , pp. 304

Fagan, Adam, Environment and Democracy in the Czech Republic: The Environmental Movement in the Transition Process, Aldershot, Edward Elgar, 2004 , pp. 200

General analysis of movement in 1990s and case studies of individual environmental organizations.

Foner, Philip, American Labor and the Indochina War: The Growth of Union Opposition, New York, International Publishers, 1971 , pp. 126

Traces the emergence of (belated) trade union opposition from a November 1967 conference in Chicago, attended by 523 trade unionists from 38 states and 63 international unions, which established the trade union division of the peace organization SANE. Includes a chapter on labour-student alliances.

Becker, Jasper, The Lost Country: Mongolia Revealed, London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1992 , pp. 325

Journalist usually based in China gives his perspective on the movement and the broader context.

Feit, Edward, African Opposition in South Africa: The Failure of Passive Resistance, Stanford CA, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, 1967 , pp. 223

A critical study of the 1954-55 campaigns.

Koirala, Niranjan, Nepal in 1990: End of an Era, 31 (February) 1991 , pp. 134-139

See also Michael Hutt, Drafting the Nepal Constitution, 1990, 1991 , pp. 1020-1039 .

Romanos, Eduardo, Evictions, Petitions and Escraches: Contentious Housing in Austerity Spain, 13 2 2013 , pp. 296-302

Examines different types of action used by movement against evictions and how a range of people drawn into movement.

, Peace Movements in Europe and the United States, ed. Kaltefleiter, Werner; Pfaltzgraff, Robert, London, Croom Helm, 1985 , pp. 211

Essays arising out of May 1984 conference at the Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, on peace movements in Sweden, Norway, the Netherlands, West Germany, France, Italy, Britain and the US. Focus is on the anti-nuclear movements of the 1980s, though some contributors sketch the earlier history of movements in their countries.

Aune, Kristin; Redfern, Catherine, Reclaiming the F Word: Feminism Today, 2010 London, Zed Books, 2013 , pp. 244

Based on a survey of over 1000 feminists discusses revitalized movement, the areas in which change is necessary, and how to struggle for change. International perspective but especial focus on UK.

Porter, Norman, Rethinking Unionism: An Alternative Vision for Northern Ireland, 1996 Belfast, The Blackstaff Press, 1998 , pp. 252

Advocates a ‘civic unionism’ which acknowledges both the Britishness and Irishness of Northern Ireland. To quote from the Preface it ‘accommodates questions of cultural identity, liberal emphases on the entitlements of individuals and a substantive understanding of politics in which the practice of dialogue is central’.

Steinweg, Reiner; Laubenthal, Ulrike, Gewaltfreie Aktion: Erfahrungen und Analysen, Frankfurt am Main, Brandes & Aspel, 2011

Noting that nonviolent actions, like the resistance to 'Stuttgart 21', seem to become the focus of public attention, the authors (who have participated in many such protests in recent years) analyze the theory, practice, history, and current situation of nonviolent resistance in its international context. 

, Nigeria: Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, 67th Session, 3-21 July 2017 New York, Amnesty International , 2017

Amnesty International report on legislative measures taken by Nigeria to ensure the protection of the rights of women and girls. It also highlights gender-based violence resulting from displacements and armed conflict; and forced evictions which led to the disproportionate loss of livelihoods for women, and to gender based violence. Finally, Amnesty reports the use of rape and other forms of sexual violence by the police.

Chakrabarti, Shami, On Women in the Twenty-First Century, London, Penguin, 2018 , pp. 240

Chakrabarti gives an account of gender injustice as a major breach of human rights, comparable to the systematic oppression of apartheid.

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