Social Power and Political Freedom

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Social Power and Political Freedom is a political theory book by Gene Sharp that analyzes the nature of power and advocates nonviolent action as a means to achieve and protect democratic freedoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction book
political theory book
advocates nonviolent action to achieve democratic freedoms
nonviolent action to protect democratic freedoms
aimsTo limit authoritarian power
provide a theoretical basis for nonviolent struggle
strengthen democratic institutions
analyzes limits of state power
mechanisms of nonviolent struggle
role of consent in power relations
sources of political power
associatedWith civil disobedience
democratization
human rights movements
nonviolent resistance theory
author Gene Sharp NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldOfStudy peace and conflict studies
strategic studies
focusesOn nature of political power
relationship between social power and freedom
strategic nonviolent action
genre political philosophy
political science
hasAuthorialTheoryOfPower power as dependent on obedience and cooperation of people
hasKeyConcept civilian-based defense
nonviolent sanctions
political freedom
social power
strategic planning of nonviolent campaigns
withdrawal of consent
hasPerspective advocacy of nonviolent struggle
influenced activists in pro-democracy movements
scholarship on nonviolent resistance
language English
mainSubject civil resistance
democracy
nonviolent action
political freedom
political power
notableFor linking social power to protection of freedoms
systematic analysis of nonviolent power
relatedWork From Dictatorship to Democracy NERFINISHED
The Politics of Nonviolent Action NERFINISHED

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Gene Sharp notableWork Social Power and Political Freedom