After years of researching, the team at Swarthmore College has unearthed nonviolent campaigns in nearly every country. Browse the hundreds of cases to learn more about the power of nonviolent action.
From Egypt to Czechoslovakia to China, people have nonviolently challenged authority by standing in front of tanks! With the database you can search among 200 action methods ranging from high to low risk.
A social invention becomes more powerful when people learn from the experience of others, including from their own societies. Learn more about how we present campaigns to illuminate their important features.
Some campaigns inspire others, creating a kind of "wave" of campaigns within or across countries. The 2011 'Arab wave' is an example. On the database we have grouped campaigns into several waves