Nonviolence: An Introduction

The following introduction to Nonviolence was published by the Australian Victorian Association for Peace Studies and is now out-of-print. We reproduce it here with permission of the author. Although focused primarily on the Australian experience, and using Australian illustrative examples, the principles, approach and methodologies embodied are applicable globally, only the form of manifestation will change. Since it was written for a local audience, any reference to Christian peacemaking should be read as 'faith based peacemaking' as it is just as appropriate to make these comments about a faith based approach in other societies.

Thomas Weber teaches Legal Studies at La Trobe University. His research interests focus on Gandhian philosophy and Gandhian movements. Robert Burrowes is a nonviolent activist.