Civil Action and the Dynamics of Violence
Deborah Avant, Marie Berry, Erica Chenoweth, Rachel Epstein, Cullen Hendrix, Oliver Kaplan, and Timothy Sisk
Abstract
Many view civil wars as violent contests between armed combatants. But history shows that community groups, businesses, NGOs, local governments, and even armed groups can respond to war by engaging in civil action. Characterized by a reluctance to resort to violence and a willingness to show enough respect to engage with others, civil action can slow, delay, or prevent violent escalations. This volume explores how people in conflict environments engage in civil action, and the ways such action has affected violence dynamics in Syria, Peru, Kenya, Northern Ireland, Mexico, Bosnia, Afghanistan, ... More
Many view civil wars as violent contests between armed combatants. But history shows that community groups, businesses, NGOs, local governments, and even armed groups can respond to war by engaging in civil action. Characterized by a reluctance to resort to violence and a willingness to show enough respect to engage with others, civil action can slow, delay, or prevent violent escalations. This volume explores how people in conflict environments engage in civil action, and the ways such action has affected violence dynamics in Syria, Peru, Kenya, Northern Ireland, Mexico, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Spain, and Colombia. These cases highlight the critical and often neglected role that civil action plays in conflicts around the world.
Keywords:
Civil action,
civil war,
civil resistance,
peaceful protest,
anti-violence,
community organizing,
violence dynamics
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2019 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780190056896 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2019 |
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190056896.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Deborah Avant, editor
Professor of International Politics, University of Denver
Marie Berry, editor
Assistant Professor of International Politics, University of Denver
Erica Chenoweth, editor
Professor of Government, Kennedy School, Harvard University
Rachel Epstein, editor
Professor of International Politics, University of Denver
Cullen Hendrix, editor
Associate Professor of International Politics, University of Denver
Oliver Kaplan, editor
Assistant Professor of International Politics, University of Denver
Timothy Sisk, editor
Professor of International Politics, University of Denver
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