Director, Environmental Studies
Professor of English

ES 375: Ecosocial Advocacy

PRINCIPLES OF STRATEGIC NONVIOLENT CONFLICT

 Strategic Nonviolent Conflict: The Dynamics of People Power in the Twentieth Century
Eds. Peter Ackerman and Christopher Kruegler.
Westport CN: Praeger, 1994. 24-51.

Principles of Development

1. Formulate Functional Objectives

2. Develop Organizational Strength

3. Secure Access to Critical Material Resources

4. Cultivate External Assistance

5. Expand the Repertoire of Sanctions

Principles of Engagement

6. Attack the Opponents’ Strategy for Consolidating Control

7. Mute the Impact of the Opponents’ Violent Weapons

8. Alienate Opponents from Expected Bases of Support

9. Maintain Nonviolent Discipline

Principles of Conception

10. Assess Events and Options in Light of Levels of Strategic Decision Making

11. Adjust Offensive and Defensive Operations According to the Relative Vulnerabilities of the Protagonists

12. Sustain Continuity between Sanctions, Mechanisms, and Objectives

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