Spotlight on Nonviolence - Stellan Vinthagen

In this Spotlight on Nonviolence, Kelly Quinn digs into a new perspective with Dr. Stellan Vinthagen on nonviolent action, conflict transformation, and how civil disobedience is evolving as the way humans wage war has evolved drastically.



Dr. Stellan Vinthagen is a scholar and activist. A professor of Sociology, and the Inaugural Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is Editor of the Journal of Resistance Studies, and Co-Leader of the Resistance Studies Group at University of Gothenburg, in his native Sweden. With a deep dedication to conflict transformation and civil disobedience, he has authored and edited numerous books, putting out his latest A Theory of Nonviolent Action – How Civil Resistance Works. Follow Stellan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/svinthagen 


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