Pranksters vs. Autocrats : Why Dilemma Actions Advance Nonviolent Activism / / Srdja Popovic, Sophia A. McClennen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910552761603321
• Autore: Popovic Srdja
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• ISBN: 1-5017-5607-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (96 p.)
• Collana: Brown Democracy Medal
• Soggetti: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Advocacy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- A Brief History of the Dilemma Action -- Core Components of Dilemma Actions -- Laughtivism: The Secret Ingredient -- A Proven Tactic -- Conclusion -- Appendix Chronological List of Case Studies -- Notes -- About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world. The 2020 Brown Democracy Medal winner, Srdja Popovic, was a leader in the revolution that brought down the Milošević regime in Serbia and he contin-ues to help protestors around the world learn effective, sometimes humorous, nonviolent tactics. In 2020, he teamed up with Sophia A. McClennen to study the concept of "dilemma actions," which offers a structured, strategic approach to fighting back against authoritarianism, as well as for defending democracy.