{"product_id":"pranksters-vs-autocrats-why-dilemma-actions-advance-nonviolent-activism-paperback","title":"Pranksters vs. Autocrats: Why Dilemma Actions Advance Nonviolent Activism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSrdja Popovic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSophia A. McClennen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world. \u003cbr\u003eThe 2020 Brown Democracy Medal winner, Srdja Popovic, was a leader in the revolution that brought down the Milosevic regime in Serbia and he continues to help protestors around the world learn effective, sometimes humorous, nonviolent tactics. In 2020, he teamed up with Sophia A. McClennen to study the concept of \"dilemma actions,\" which offers a structured, strategic approach to fighting back against authoritarianism, as well as for defending democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSrdja Popovic is Executive Director of the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS) and author of several books on nonviolent movements, including \u003ci\u003eBlueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also a cofounder of the Center for Civic Resilience and fifty-third Rector of St. Andrews University in Scotland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSophia A. McClennen is Professor of International Affairs and Comparative Literature at Penn State University and founding Director of the Center for Global Studies. She has published eleven books including \u003ci\u003eIs Satire Saving Our Nation?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Companion to Literature and Human Rights\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52688925589837,"sku":"9781501756054","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/YnVBZWZPY2pmaC9kdHdPc0t5UllDQT09.webp?v=1761949254","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/pranksters-vs-autocrats-why-dilemma-actions-advance-nonviolent-activism-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}