Srdja Popovic
Srdja Popovic is a Serbian political activist and executive director of the Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS). He was a leader of the student movement Otpor!, which helped topple Serbian president Slobodan Milošević. He has taught at the Harvard Kennedy School, NYU, and the University of Colorado, among others. He lives in Belgrade.
5 Books Written
Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Lego Men, and Other Nonviolent Techniques to Galvanize Communities, Overthrow Dictators, or Simply Change the World
by Srdja Popovic
Rating: 4.3 ⭐
An urgent and accessible handbook for peaceful protesters, activists, and community organizers—anyone trying to defend their rights, hold their government accountable, or change the worldBlueprint for Revolution will teach you how to• make oppression backfire by playing your opponents’ strongest card against them• identify the “almighty pillars of power” in order to shift t
Nonviolent struggle: 50 crucial points: a strategic approach to everyday tactics
by Srdja Popovic
Rating: 4.2 ⭐
This book is a primer on applying strategic nonviolent action in real campaigns. The techniques outlined in the following 15 chapters have been used successfully in many parts of the world. The British historian Eric Hobsawm described the twentieth century as the "age of extremes" because of the devastating wars waged in the last hundred years and the influence of extreme ideologies which were use
Pranksters vs. Autocrats: Why Dilemma Actions Advance Nonviolent Activism
by Srdja Popovic
Rating: 4.1 ⭐
The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world.The 2020 Brown Democracy Medal winner, Srdja Popovic, was a leader in the revolution that brought down the Milosevic regime in
Kosovski cvor:dresiti ili seci?: Izvestaj nezavisne komisije
by Srdja Popovic