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Kuzio, Taras, Special issue ‘Kuchmagate Crisis to Orange Revolution: Civil Society, Elections and Democratisation in Ukraine’, 23 1 (March) 2007 pp. smaller than 0

Eight contributions analysing various aspects of Ukrainian society from schools to rock ’n’ roll, from politics to gender.

, Comprehending West Papua, ed. King, Peter; Elmslie, Jim; Webb-Gannon, Camellia, Sydney, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPACS), 2011 , pp. 392

The most substantial publication from CPACS’ ongoing West Papua Project – 25 chapters, including human rights surveys, discussions on strategic possibilities, and other commentaries, plus Katrina Rae’s West Papua 2010: A Literature Survey. All online at http://sydney.edu.au/arts/peace_conflict/practice/west_papua_project.shtml

Petras, James; Morley, Morris, How Allende Fell: A Study in US-Chilean Relations, Nottingham, Spokesman Books, 1974 , pp. 125

Democracy, Journal, The Upheavals in Egypt and Tunisia, 22 3 (July) 2011 , pp. 3-48

This section includes three articles: Schraeder, Peter J. and Hamadi Redissa, ‘Bem Ali’s Fall’, pp. 3-19; Howard, Philip N. and Muzammil M. Hussein, ‘The role of the digital media’, pp. 35-48, compares Tunisia and Egypt; Masoud, Tarek, ‘The Road to (and from) Liberation Square’, pp. 20-34, is primarily about Egypt.

Desai, Ashwin, We Are the Poors: Community Struggles in Post-Apartheid South Africa, New York, Monthly Review Press, 2002 , pp. 153

On struggles against neoliberal policies and privatization in the townships, strikes, and the Durban Social Forum.

, Campaigns for Peace: British Peace Movements in the Twentieth Century, ed. Taylor, Richard; Young, Nigel, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 1987 , pp. 308

Collection of analytical and descriptive essays spanning period from late 19th century to 1980s, but the main focus is on post-World War Two movement against nuclear weapons. Michael Randle assesses ‘Nonviolent direct action in the 1950s and 1960s’, pp. 131-61.

, Feminism in India, ed. Chaudhuri, Maitrayee, London, Zed Books, 2005 , pp. 416

Collection of essays by academics and activists on condition of women in colonial and independent India, and the challenges to Indian feminism from globalization and the Hindu Right. Indicates a vigorous if uneven women’s movement over several decades.

Hale, Henry, Democracy, autocracy and revolution in Post-Soviet Eurasia, 68 1 (October) 2005 , pp. 133-155

Includes references to Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan and Ukraine.

Sabar, Galia, Church, State and Society in Kenya: From Mediation to Opposition 1963-1993, London, Frank Cass, 2002 , pp. 334

Explores role of Christianity in colonial and post-colonial society and shows the crucial role of the churches in promoting an alternative politics.

, Free Greek Voice, ed. Vlachos, Helen, London, Doric Publications, 1971 , pp. 168

Vlachos, who refused to publish her right wing paper Kathimerini after the coup, was arrested for publishing an article abroad critical of the regime. She also wrote an account of her experience in Helen Vlachos, House Arrest, London, Andre Deutsch, 1970 , pp. 158 .

Bourourmand, Ladan, The Untold Story of the Fight for Human Rights, 18 4 (October) 2007 , pp. 64-79

, States and Anti-Nuclear Movements, ed. Flam, Helena, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 1994 , pp. 427

Deals with the anti-nuclear power movements and government responses to them and their demands in eight West European states – Austria, Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and West Germany.

Elson-Watkins, Rebecca, Paving a Path to COP 26, , , pp. 7-7

Provides a round up of what UK based environmental bodies were doing to foreground climate and environmental issues in the run-up to the Glasgow Conference, both in terms of  protest and direct action and in terms of green initiatives such as creating 'green towns'.  It also references the website of the COP 26 Coalition.

Boyle, Richard, The Flower of the Dragon: The Breakdown of the US Army in Vietnam, San Francisco CA, Ramparts Press, 1972 , pp. 283

Traces the growth of disillusionment with the war amongst American GIs and the increasingly militant opposition within the US forces. Extracts published as pamphlet ‘GI Revolts: The Breakdown of the US Army in Vietnam’, available online: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/richard-boyle-gi-revolts-the-breakdown-of-the-u-s-army-in-vietnam

Moreno, Aluminé, The Politics of Visibility and the GLTTTBI Movement in Argentina, 89 1 2008 , pp. 138-143

Lebron, Christopher, The Making Of Black Lives Matter, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2017 , pp. 216

Lebron explores the rhetoric and activism that laid the foundations for the Black Lives Matter movement, drawing on earlier Black intellectuals such as Fredrick Douglass, Ida B. Wells, Langston Hughes, Zora Neal Hurston, Anna Julia Cooper, Audre Lourde, James Baldwin and Martin Luther King Jr.  His aim is to convey the ideas, demands and emotions of African Americans to illuminate their activism, and to show how the history of Black thought influences resistance to anti-Black law enforcement today. 

, The Palgrave Handbook of Women’s Political Rights, ed. Franceschet, Susan; Krook, Mona; Tan, Netina, London, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019 , pp. 784

Covers women’s political rights across all major regions of the world, focusing both on women’s right to vote and women’s right to run for political office. The countries explored are Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, New Zealand, Myanmar, Niger, Nigeria, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, South Korea, Slovenia, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, the United States, Uganda, Uruguay, and Zimbabwe.

SIPA, , Violence against women in Brazil. Exploring the use of Twitter data to inform policy, Columbia University Capstone Project – UN Women 2019 , pp. 44

Capstone project, in consultancy with UN Women, explores how social media data —especially Twitter — can complement traditional data collection methods to help bridge gaps and influence policies on violence against women in Brazil. This report provides insights and recommendations regarding how this data can best be harnessed by civil society organizations, government agencies, and other stakeholders to work more effectively towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5.2—to eliminate all forms of violence against all women and girls. This will assist UN Women in developing a social media platform with the aim of monitoring progress made towards the achievement of SDG 5.2 goal.

Bolton, Matthew, How to Resist: Turn Protest to Power, Verso, Bloomsbury, 2017 , pp. 178

Bolton, focuses on his experience with the Living Wage campaign in the UK since 2001 and how the campaign has through varied tactics significantly increased the wages of over 150,000 cleaners and other low paid workers.

Rigby, Andrew; Darweish, Marwan, The internationalisation of Nonviolent Resistance: The Case of the BDS Campaign, 4 1 2018 , pp. 45-71

The article examines the factors promoting significant international solidarity with specific campaigns against injustice. It does so through a study of the Boycott, Disinvestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign launched by Palestinian civil society bodies in 2005. The article compares the BDS movement with the international campaign against apartheid in South Africa (an inspiration for BDS) and discusses why BDS has been less effective.

Polletta, Francesca, ”It Was Like a Fever...” Narrative and Identity in Social Protest, 45 2 (May) 1998 , pp. 137-159

(reprinted in Doug McAdam, David A. Snow, Readings on Social Movements: Origins, Dynamics and Outcomes (A. 7. Important Reference Works and Websites) ).

Discusses the contagious impact of the sit-ins and the spirit they generated among participants.

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 .

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