What are the methods of nonviolent action?
A. There are a multitude of specific methods of nonviolent action or nonviolent weapons. Nearly two hundred have been identified to date, and without doubt, scores more already exist or will emerge in future conflicts. Three broad classes of nonviolent methods exist: 1. Nonviolent protest and persuasion, 2. Noncooperation, and 3. Nonviolent intervention. For more information on these methods, see our list of 198 methods of nonviolent action and also The Politics of Nonviolent Action, Vol. 2: The Methods of Nonviolent Action, (Boston: Porter Sargent Publishers, 1973). Q.
