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Tag: Self-defense

Political Science Contributions to Centering Nonviolence

It turns out that when weighing warfare’s costs, benefits, and odds of success, its overall record is surprisingly weak.

Uncivil and Civil Disobedience in the 2019 Hong Kong Protests

The coexistence of numerous means of resistance in Hong Kong underscores the limitations of the violent/nonviolent dichotomy, pointing out that achieving social change is not either peaceful or militant but can be both, depending on the context. It also raises questions to Christian theologians and ethicists regarding the justification (or perhaps critique) of coexistent ways of resistance in facing authoritarian regimes.