Challenge to Nonviolence
In: Journal of peace research, Band 41, Heft 5, S. 645
ISSN: 0022-3433
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In: Journal of peace research, Band 41, Heft 5, S. 645
ISSN: 0022-3433
In: Journal of peace research, Band 40, Heft 5, S. 613-613
ISSN: 1460-3578
In: Science and public policy: journal of the Science Policy Foundation, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 229-231
ISSN: 1471-5430
In: Journal of peace research, Band 40, Heft 5, S. 613
ISSN: 0022-3433
In: Peace news for nonviolent revolution: PN, Heft 2450, S. 32-33
ISSN: 0031-3548
In: Intelligence and national security, Band 16, Heft 4, S. 89-148
ISSN: 1743-9019
In: Politics and the life sciences: PLS ; a journal of political behavior, ethics, and policy, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 119-130
ISSN: 1471-5457
The Royal Society of London held a scientific meeting in September 2000 focusing on two theories of the origin of AIDS: one, that it occurred through "natural transfer" of immunodeficiency virus from monkeys or chimpanzees to humans; and the other, that it occurred through iatrogenic transfer via contaminated polio vaccines used in Africa in the late 1950s. This meeting was the culmination of years of public contention over the polio-vaccine theory. Several dimensions of the politics of science are revealed by analysis of this issue, including the power of scientific editors, the use of the mass media, decisions regarding selection of speakers and organization of the meeting, and epistemological assumptions made by participants.
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies, Band 33, Heft 7, S. 625-635
In: Politics and the life sciences: PLS, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 119-130
ISSN: 0730-9384
In: Futures: the journal of policy, planning and futures studies, Band 33, Heft 7, S. 625-636
ISSN: 0016-3287
In: Social epistemology: a journal of knowledge, culture and policy, Band 14, Heft 2-3, S. 201-209
ISSN: 1464-5297
In: Journal of peace research, Band 36, Heft 5, S. 535-552
ISSN: 1460-3578
Social defence - namely, nonviolent community resistance to aggression as an alternative to military defence - requires the development of strategy, as does military defence. The role of technology in social defence strategy has never received much attention. Of the various perspectives on technology, perhaps the most useful for the purposes of social defence is that artefacts, by embodying social relationships, influence but do not determine their uses. In practical terms, it is fruitful to survey different types of technology to see which ones are most supportive of strategic goals. Studies of social defence have dealt with operational and social dimensions of strategy and, to a lesser extent, the logistical dimension. In contrast, the technological dimension of social defence strategy has been almost entirely neglected. Technology can play a crucial role in social defence in direct defence against attack and, more importantly, in supporting operational, logistical and social dimensions of strategy. For example, decentralized media are valuable for social defence operations, and systems for self-reliance in food and energy are valuable for social defence logistics. To illustrate technology assessment for social defence, a hypothetical example of Czechoslovakian social defence planning, drawing on experience from the 1968 invasion, is outlined.
In: Journal of peace research, Band 36, Heft 5, S. 535
ISSN: 0022-3433
In: Peace & change: a journal of peace research, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 15-28
ISSN: 0149-0508
In: Peace & change: PC ; a journal of peace research, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 15-28
ISSN: 1468-0130
Whistleblowing and nonviolent action have a number of similarities and connections, yet seldom have they been discussed together. There are a number of lessons for whistleblowing from nonviolence, and vice versa. These are raised through a series of points about whistleblowing: that isolated resistance is ruthlessly crushed, that preparation is essential, that formal channels seldom work, that the strategy of mobilization can be powerful, and that whistleblowers seldom bring about change.