Nonviolent Response to Terrorism

Terrorism, which by definition targets civilians, is unacceptable, but a violent response to violence usually causes more violence. This book outlines some of the best thinking about nonviolent methods of resisting terrorism in the growing fields of international aid and nonviolent interposition.
The first section covers immediate nonviolent response to terrorism: international negotiations, mediations, and adjudication, UN and citizen sanctions, cross-cultural communication, citizen initiatives, international treaties and the World Court, the International Criminal Court, and nonviolent resistance through raising consciousness to mobilization and resisting state-sponsored terror. The second section, on long-term non-violent response to terrorism, discusses halting arms trade and militarism, stopping arms flow to terrorists, “defunding” the military, building sustainable just economies, aid to the poor, reducing privileged overconsumption, peace and conflict education, understanding and using the media, refugee repatriation, and helping indigenous liberation struggles.
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Tom H. Hastings teaches in the graduate program of Conflict Resolution at Portland State University.

Tom H. Hastings
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 252
Bibliographic Info: notes, references, index
Copyright Date: 2004
pISBN: 978-0-7864-1874-9
eISBN: 978-0-7864-2712-3
Imprint: McFarland

Preface      1
Abbreviations, Acronyms, Initialisms, Definitions      7
Introduction      9

Part I. Immediate Nonviolent Response      21
One : Smart Sanctions      23
Two : Mediation      33
Three : Law      61
Four : Nonviolent Resistance      86

Part II. Long-Term Nonviolent Response      113
Five : Halt Arms Trade and Militarism      116
Six : Build Sustainable Just Economies      130
Seven : Education and Media      157
Eight : Refugee Repatriation and Support of Indigenous Struggles      183
Nine : Conclusions      201

Appendix: Three Essays      213
Bel Canto Forgiveness Narrative: Terror and the Philosophy of Conflict Resolution      213
Plato, Socrates and Love Combat Terrorism      227
Perception Is Reality: Apathy Breeds Terrorism      229

Index      237

“readable, informed, and well-documented…combines the concrete experience of an activist and the theoretical knowledge of a scholar…insightful reflections…invaluable contribution…highly recommended”—Choice.