The Anti-Coup
Gene Sharp
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Supporters of political democracy, human rights, and social justice have good reasons to be alarmed about coups d'état. These abrupt seizures of the state apparatus have occurred with great frequency in recent decades. Coups have overthrown established constitutional democratic systems of government, halted movements toward greater democracy, and have imposed brutal and oppressive regimes. Coups d'état are one of the main ways in which new dictatorships are established. Coups may also precipitate civil wars and international crises. Coups remain a major unsolved defense problem. This book describes an anti-coup policy focused on defense of the society by the society itself, using non-violent methods. The two basic principles of anti-coup defense promoted in this book are to: 1) deny legitimacy to the putschists, and 2) to resist the putschists with noncooperation and defiance. (Summary by Benjamin Gittins) (2 hr 46 min)
Capítulos
The Anti Coup | 5:03 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
How coups operate | 3:13 | Leído por Lynette Caulkins |
When are coups likely to occur? | 7:05 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Support for coups | 3:15 | Leído por Lynette Caulkins |
Attempts to prevent coups | 5:00 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Coups have been defeated | 16:31 | Leído por Lynette Caulkins |
Anti-coup defense | 3:29 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
The putschists require... | 3:53 | Leído por Lynette Caulkins |
Direct defense of the society | 5:20 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
The need for preparations | 2:13 | Leído por KevinS |
The civilian defenders' aims | 2:03 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Resistance: general and organized | 3:42 | Leído por KevinS |
The importance of strategy | 4:37 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Anti-coup weapons | 4:20 | Leído por KevinS |
Guidelines for general resistance | 6:16 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Treatment of the usurper's troops and functionaries | 3:32 | Leído por Linette Geisel |
Facing attack: obstruction and communication | 3:14 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Facing attack: repudiation and rejection | 1:50 | Leído por KevinS |
Blocking control by the putschists | 5:45 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Defying repression and intimidation | 2:48 | Leído por Linette Geisel |
The importance of nonviolent discipline | 5:51 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
International support | 3:00 | Leído por Linette Geisel |
Shifts in strategy during the struggle | 2:16 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
A durable success | 1:35 | Leído por KevinS |
In the case of need for long-term defense | 5:15 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Collapsing the coup | 2:09 | Leído por KevinS |
Deterring coups d'etat | 2:19 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Promoting an anti-coup defense | 2:15 | Leído por KevinS |
Adopting an anti-coup defense | 1:45 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Preparations by the civil institutions | 5:59 | Leído por KevinS |
Government initiated preparations | 3:17 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Possible legislation and other plans to mobile defense | 3:53 | Leído por Linette Geisel |
Other types of preparations | 1:48 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Consequences of an anti-coup defense | 2:17 | Leído por Linette Geisel |
Appendix One | 12:45 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |
Appendix Two | 12:31 | Leído por Linette Geisel |
Albert Einstein Institution Mission Statement / About the Authors | 4:03 | Leído por Benjamin Gittins |