: Symbolic acts like walkouts, public silence, and formal statements to signal opposition.
: The most powerful tool, involving the withdrawal of social, economic, and political support through selective strikes, revenue refusal, and withdrawal of bank deposits . From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Fr...
: Acknowledge that external aid or negotiations rarely work, as tyrants use them to stall or maintain power . : Symbolic acts like walkouts, public silence, and
: Direct actions that disrupt the regime's functioning, such as sit-ins and the creation of alternative social institutions. Key Steps for Liberation : Direct actions that disrupt the regime's functioning,
The framework identifies 198 methods of nonviolent struggle, categorized into three levels of engagement:
Sharp argues that all power is conditional on the cooperation of the governed. A dictatorship only stands as long as its Pillars of Support —institutions like the military, media, and civil service—remain loyal. Resistance aims to erode this support until the regime collapses. Strategic Categories of Action
