Joke Van Driel
The Act of Nonviolent Protest
Nonviolent civil disobedience or resistance are non-violent violations of the law as a protest against injustice. Nonviolent civil disobedience has shown over the years to be more successful than violent protests. Look at the nonviolent demonstrations of the Civil Right Movement led by Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. As a result of the demonstrations in Birmingham, Selma and Washington, the Civil Right Act and the Voting Rights Bill were created. These are significant political achievements to this day. In addition, the research of Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan (2011) shows that when 3.5% of a population is part of a nonviolent protest governments are more likely to change laws and regulations.
How can we use this way of protesting to address and counteract the climate crisis?
It is important that nonviolent civil resistance is known among the population. The many possibilities of protesting need to be clearly pictured. To be able to motivate and inspire each other.
In my project I do research into how we can use nonviolent protest to address and counteract the climate crisis in the Netherlands.
The purpose of this research is to find a way to show the great influence of nonviolent civil resistance. How this way of protesting could change our lives in the Netherlands.
By researching nonviolent civil resistance and the consequences of the climate crisis for the Netherlands I try to create an overview. By showing this overview in parts, I hope to bring a positive and renewed insight about the possibilities of nonviolent civil resistance. In addition, I want to demonstrate the urgency of protest by making the climate crisis in the Netherlands visible.
Joke Van Driel
The Act of Nonviolent Protest
Nonviolent civil disobedience or resistance are non-violent violations of the law as a protest against injustice. Nonviolent civil disobedience has shown over the years to be more successful than violent protests. Look at the nonviolent demonstrations of the Civil Right Movement led by Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. As a result of the demonstrations in Birmingham, Selma and Washington, the Civil Right Act and the Voting Rights Bill were created. These are significant political achievements to this day. In addition, the research of Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephan (2011) shows that when 3.5% of a population is part of a nonviolent protest governments are more likely to change laws and regulations.
How can we use this way of protesting to address and counteract the climate crisis?
It is important that nonviolent civil resistance is known among the population. The many possibilities of protesting need to be clearly pictured. To be able to motivate and inspire each other.
The purpose of this research is to find a way to show the great influence of nonviolent civil resistance. How this way of protesting could change our lives in the Netherlands.
By researching nonviolent civil resistance and the consequences of the climate crisis for the Netherlands I try to create an overview. By showing this overview in parts, I hope to bring a positive and renewed insight about the possibilities of nonviolent civil resistance. In addition, I want to demonstrate the urgency of protest by making the climate crisis in the Netherlands visible.
In my project I do research into how we can use nonviolent protest to address and counteract the climate crisis in the Netherlands.
