People Power

Nonviolent Civic Resistance –“People Power Revolutions”, involves the use of forceful, but nonviolent, political tactics to generate political change;

Tactics of Nonviolent Civic Resistance:

-          Mass Protests-the capital and large cities are virtually shut down, protests attract international attention

-          Boycotts-

-          Mass Strikes-economy is paralyzed, popular discontent rises, pressure placed on regime

-          Blockades

-          Civil Disobedience

How does nonviolent civic resistance (People Power Revolutions) work in bringing down authoritarian regimes?

    Police Pacifism-police refuse to use violence against the people, size and peaceful tactics of opposition foster the reluctance of police to use force

    Defections-many regime officials defect to the opposition

Examples of successful people power revolutions: 

Ukraine

,

Yugoslavia

, and

Nepal

*Information courtesy of notes and PowerPoint lectures from Comparative Politics class; taught by Dr. Collins,

Kennesaw

State

University