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Collaborations in other locations

Nonviolence Commission of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA)

Peace and Conflict Studies at Swarthmore College

RESIST: Resistance studies group at University of Gothenburg 

Waging Nonviolence - People Powered News and Analysis

War Resisters' International Nonviolence Programme

International Center on Nonviolent Conflict ​

The Resistance Center for Peace and Justice

Resistance Studies Network

The Karuna Center for Peacebuilding

Movement for Justice in El Barrio

Rosenberg Fund for Children

Agape Community

Climate Disobedience Center

Rhize

 

  • Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance
  • People
  • Collaborations at The University of Massachusetts Amherst
  • Collaborations in other locations
  • Major Resistance Workshops
  • RSI in the Media

Upcoming Events

The Revolutionary Nonviolence of Barbara Deming: Two Handed Practices- Talk by Ynestra King & Joanne Sheehan

March 24, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Lifestyle as nonviolent resistance: The case of marginalized Palestinian communities - Talk by Dr. Mahmoud Soliman

April 8, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

International Debt Resistance: talk by Dr. Z. Fareen Parvez

April 28, 2021 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

More Events

New

RSI IN THE MEDIA!!


Watch the recorded video of our October 9, 2020 RSI webinar:   

Nonviolent Resistance Beyond the Single Story: Webinar with Madhuresh Kumar

Check out our RSI YouTube Channel for many more relevant videos and webinars


The Journal of Resistance Studies 

International, interdisciplinary and peer-reviewed scientific journal that explores unarmed resistance.

Volume 6, Number 2 is out!


Watch the latest video from Dr. Stellan Vinthagen:
The Way Forward from Pandemic to A Better World: webinar from The Rowe Center 6/23/2
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Watch full video of the Criminalizing Dissent Palestinian Rights Panel 11/12/19


Conceptualizing ‘Everyday Resistance’
A Transdisciplinary Approach, 1st Edition

New book co-authored by
Stellan Vinthagen now available!


What can a university course actually teach us about resistance?: Highlights from a Resistance Studies class at UMass in Waging Nonviolence:  


See our new section:
Notes from the Frontline: Stories from visits to resistance movements around the world - NEW ENTRY


White Lives Matter Most: And Other "Little" White Lies 
New book by Matt Meyer, RSI Senior Research Scholar


The Resistance Center for Peace and Justice Calendar   a social justice calendar for Western Massachusetts


Like UMass Resistance Studies Initiative on Facebook! 
 

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