| ID | 131346 |
| Title Proper | Responding to violence and injustice using nonviolence |
| Other Title Information | Martin Luther King Jr., Leymah Gbowee, and Dorothy Stang |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Poe, Danielle |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper addresses the idea that in order to effectively address human rights violations, military intervention is necessary. It advocates the perspective that nonviolent direct action is an effective way to address human rights abuses. By analyzing the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. in the US during the 1960s, Leymah Gbowee in Liberia in the 1990s, and Dorothy Stang in Brazil through 2005, the article demonstrates that their actions required great courage and imagination and that nonviolent activism is effective in a variety of historical contexts and global contexts. |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Change Peace and Security Vol.26, No.2; June 2014: p.177-193 |
| Journal Source | Global Change Peace and Security Vol.26, No.2; June 2014: p.177-193 |
| Key Words | Violence ; Conflicts ; Civil War ; Injustice ; Nonviolence ; Peace ; Ethics ; Justice ; Human Rights Violations - HRV ; Military Intervention ; Historical Context ; Global Order ; Peacekeeping |