Civil resistance refers to the use of nonviolent methods—such as protests, strikes, boycotts, and organized noncooperation—to challenge injustice, defend rights, and advance democratic change.

A star-studded lineup joins us to close out the year with a panel discussion on democracy, the arts, and the important role that story-telling plays in democracy today. A star-studded lineup joins us ...

The Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation works to ensure that public policies, political institutions, and the technologies that support them are designed and judged by how well they strengthen ...

A public interest and scholarly project to document protests and demonstrations in the United States.

Meantime, over 86% of voters in Hardin County, Texas voted for Trump in 2024. The county seat of Kountze, with a population ...

Sedition, Partisanship, and the Future of American Justice. Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Troy Edwards, who was a leading ...

In a new essay, Archon Fung looks at this current wave of campus protests and asks if civil disobedience is permissible, and how much disruption should be tolerated at universities today. Protestors ...

Last week’s leak of the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” drew intense reactions across academia. Critics call it government overreach ...

The Nonviolent and Violent Campaigns and Outcomes (NAVCO) Data Project is the world’s leading dataset on the characteristics and outcomes of nonviolent and violent resistance campaigns. The latest ...

This talk explores how local newspaper paywalls affect news consumption, online behavior, and political and economic knowledge, as well as voting and community engagement. Using the most comprehensive ...

The AI and Democracy Movements Project explores the impacts of AI on the strategy, operations, and outcomes of pro-democratic social movements. The AI and Democracy Movements Project at the Nonviolent ...