PAX 1102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Johan Galtung, Nonviolence, Quba Mosque
27 Sep 2017
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Key concepts: nonviolence: methods & success rates (138) : protests, resistance (noncooperation), interference. Increase probability of future success: consent theory of power(137): the second theory we will consider is gene sharp"s consent theory of power . Sharp"s theory says that a government"s power does not come violence against its citizens but by the consent and collaboration of its citizens. Whereas weber"s theory says that governments" power depends on the use and monopoly of physical force, Sharp"s theory says that governments" power depends on the cooperation of citizens. If the people withdraw their cooperation entirely, the government"s power disappears. He says that nonviolent strategies work because they enable non-cooperation of citizens thereby forcing governments to change: paradox of repression: paradox of repression which occurs when oppressive violence by governments backfires and increases support for the nonviolent movement. By inviting a disproportionate violent reaction from governments, civil resistance movements can gain support and actually weaken the state regime.
