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People power from Liberation Square to Aleppo: a comparative analysis of nonviolent resistance in the Arab Spring

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dc.contributor.authorOlson, Philip Robert, author
dc.contributor.authorCavdar, Gamze, advisor
dc.contributor.authorMcIvor, Dave, advisor
dc.contributor.authorEgenhoff, Sven, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-09T15:40:56Z
dc.date.available2017-06-09T15:40:56Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBeginning with Gene Sharpe's seminal work The Politics of Nonviolent Action (19741) strategic nonviolent action has been touted as an alternative to violent insurrection against repressive regimes, and, in its earliest hours, many touted the Arab Spring as a powerful example of nonviolent resistance in the face of longstanding and well-armed bastions of power. However, the epithet "Liberation Square" imprinted on the architectural center of the protests that overthrew Hosni Mubarak has faded, while the architectural centers of Aleppo, Manama, and Misrata no longer exist. However, the Arab Spring should not be forgotten by nonviolent actors. By mapping the methods, both the successes and failures, and the dynamics of resistance as it spread across the region this project forwards three central arguments regarding nonviolent action. First, participants in civil resistance do not maintain uniform agency across cases, and structural conditions play a significant role in determining the success of nonviolent resistance. Second, nonviolence should not be an ultimatum, and integrating violent strategies of resistance can bolster resiliency and strength. Finally, nonviolence is not a panacea, and should be contextualized within the political and economic contexts of resistance.
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dc.format.mediummasters theses
dc.identifierOlson_colostate_0053N_14010.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/181305
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectcivil resistance
dc.subjectnonviolent action
dc.subjectArab Spring
dc.subject.lcshMiddle East
dc.titlePeople power from Liberation Square to Aleppo: a comparative analysis of nonviolent resistance in the Arab Spring
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thesis.degree.disciplinePolitical Science
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)

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