The Case for Nonviolence in Ukraine
- Ukraine: nonviolent resistance is a brave and often effective response to aggression, Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, The Conversation, 5/03/20222. Nonviolent resistance spreads hesitation and doubt in the invading force.
- Ukraine’s secret weapon may prove to be civilian resistance, Daniel Hunter, Waging Nonviolence, 17/2/2022. Unarmed Ukrainians changing road signs, blocking tanks and confronting the Russian military are showing their bravery and strategic brilliance.
- Ukraine doesn’t need to match Russia’s military might to defend against invasion, George Lakey, Waging Nonviolence, 25/02/2022. Throughout history, people facing occupation have tapped into the power of nonviolent struggle to thwart their invaders.
- Why Ukrainians are ready to fight for their democracy, Olga Boichak, The Conversation, 4/02/2022. Although this article doesn’t focus on nonviolence it addresses the growth of civil society and the history of civic activism that has prepared Ukrainians to defend their democracy.
- Pulling Away Putin’s Pedestal: Opportunities and Challenges for Nonviolent Resistance, Jason MacLeod, ICNC, 11 March 2022. Noncooperation will be key to defeating Putin and ending the Russian military’s occupation of Ukraine.
- Ukrainian Nonviolent Civil Resistance in the Face of War, Felip Daza Sierra. Analysis of trends, impacts and challenges of nonviolent action in Ukraine between February and June 2022,
Civil Resistance & Strategic Nonviolence Texts
- 198 Methods of Nonviolent Action, Gene Sharp, 1973. The classic text which outlines the many varied tactics that can be used in strategic nonviolence.
- Civil Resistance Tactics in the 2ist Century, Michael Beer, 2021. An update of Dr Sharp’s work by documenting additional methods of nonviolent action and scholarship. Includes a webinar to watch.
A History of Revolutions
The Euromaidan Revolution of 2014
- Ukraine: a nonviolent victory, Open Democracy, 2014.
- How Ukraine Ousted an Autocrat: The Logic of Civil Resistance,
- Assessing Ukrainian Grassroots Activism Five Years After Euromaidan, Carnegie, Europe, 2019.
The Orange Revolution of 2004
- Orange Revolution, International Center for Nonviolent Conflict. Includes a film available to watch.
- How Ukraine’s Orange Revolution shaped twenty-first century geopolitics, 2020, Atlantic Council. Includes commentary on Putin’s response to the Orange Revolution.
The Granite Revolution of 1990
- The Revolution on Granite in 1990: How Ukrainian Youth Defied the Soviet Ukraine, Young European Ambassadors Blog, 2024
- The 1990 Revolution on Granite as Ukraine’s New Beginning, Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia, 2023