Gene Sharp

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author human nonviolence theorist political scientist

Gene Sharp was an American political scientist renowned for his influential theories and writings on nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author ⓘ human ⓘ nonviolence theorist ⓘ political scientist ⓘ
academicDegree	PhD in political theory ⓘ
awardReceived	Right Livelihood Award ⓘ surface form: Alternative Nobel Prize (Right Livelihood Award) Erasmus Prize ⓘ Right Livelihood Award ⓘ
causeOfDeath	natural causes ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1928-01-21 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2018-01-28 ⓘ
educatedAt	Ohio State University ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ surface form: Oxford University
employer	Albert Einstein Institution ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ University of Massachusetts Boston ⓘ
familyName	Sharp ⓘ
fieldOfWork	civil resistance ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ peace and conflict studies ⓘ political science ⓘ
founded	Albert Einstein Institution ⓘ
givenName	Gene ⓘ
hasOccupation	political theorist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ
influenced	Arab Spring activists ⓘ Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević ⓘ surface form: Otpor! movement in Serbia pro-democracy movements in Eastern Europe ⓘ
influencedBy	Hannah Arendt ⓘ Henry David Thoreau ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ surface form: Mohandas K. Gandhi
knownFor	influence on nonviolent movements worldwide ⓘ research on civil resistance ⓘ theory of nonviolent action ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
movement	nonviolence movement ⓘ
name	Gene Sharp self-link ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableWork	From Dictatorship to Democracy ⓘ Social Power and Political Freedom ⓘ The Politics of Nonviolent Action ⓘ Waging Nonviolent Struggle ⓘ
placeOfBirth	North Baltimore, Ohio, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfResidence	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld	professor of political science ⓘ senior scholar ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ

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