Strategic nonviolent conflict: The Montgomery Bus Boycott

Authors

  • Fatih Balcı
  • Hudaverdi Balcı

Keywords:

Nonviolent, Montgomery, Boycott, Civil Rights.

Abstract

Nonviolent action emerges under the conditions of recognized an unacceptable political oppression and injustice. The people, who find the situation unacceptable, develop three ways of behavior. First, they exit the situation. Second, they engage in everyday forms of resistance. Third, they participate in political action which has two aspects: institutional and non-institutional. Institutional political action comprises of the regular political activities such as voting, taking part in legislative process, and joining political parties. Non-institutional political action, on the contrary, arises as either violent action or nonviolent action. This paper examines the emergence, progress, and spread of the Montgomery Bus Boycott as one of the leading examples of the nonviolent struggles in the last century.

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Published

2011-07-07

How to Cite

Balcı, F., & Balcı, H. (2011). Strategic nonviolent conflict: The Montgomery Bus Boycott. Journal of Human Sciences, 8(2), 314–327. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1761

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Section

Political Science