Two years after Russia’s invasion, the power of Ukrainian nonviolent civilian defense cannot be ignored

    Hundreds of nonviolent actions by Ukrainian civilians have weakened several pillars of support for Putin’s regime, showing that defense is not only about military resistance.

    Resistance Studies is a collaborative effort between academics and activists, or “professors of the street,” that promotes the analysis of and support for nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience around the world. This includes the Resistance Studies Initiative at UMass Amherst, scholars in the Resistance Studies Network and the interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed Journal of Resistance Studies. This initiative is managed and edited by Stellan Vinthagen, Craig Brown, Ben Case and Priyanka Borpujari.

    Waging Nonviolence partners with other organizations and publishes their work.

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