What is “nonviolent conflict?
A. In a nonviolent conflict, disruptive actions such as strikes and boycotts are used — typically by a popular movement struggling for rights or justice — to constrain and punish its opponents. Protests such as petitions, parades, walkouts and demonstrations mobilize and intensify civilian participation. Acts of noncooperation such as resignations and civil disobedience help subvert the operations of government. And direct intervention such as sit-ins, targeted acts of economic disruption and blockades can frustrate a regime’s capacity to subjugate people. These are the hallmarks of nonviolent conflict.
