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Online Course on Civil Resistance and Nonviolent Conflict
Overview of the course
Centre for Social Change (CSC) calls for a four weeklong online course on Civil Resistance and Nonviolent Conflict. It offers youth, students, practitioners, and scholars a great opportunity to learn about and reflect upon ways to achieve social change nonviolently. This course intends to enhance a general knowledge about the dynamics and effectiveness of civil resistance and provides opportunity to study specific local and regional cases of nonviolent campaigns and movements. The course is designed to create a platform for individuals and collaborative groups to work together on strategic action plans for campaigns.
Benefits and Learning Objectives
During the course, you will:
- Learn the core concept of civil resistance and nonviolent conflict.
- Examine the evolution, dynamics, and direction of nonviolent civil resistance movements.
- Explore the concept of power, consent and disobedience in the study and practice of civil resistance and nonviolent conflict.
- Analyze the characteristics of nonviolent movements in South Asian context.
- Build and contribute to a South Asian network of nonviolent civil resistance movement.
Platform
The course will take place on the designated online learning platform managed by the CSC. It will begin with a live orientation webinar that guides admitted participants through the course and provides tips on how to gain the most from the program.
Note: Class participation is not restricted by time zone. Participants may join anytime during the week to complete the course. However, they are required to participate in the live orientations and final evaluation of the online course.
Who Should Apply?
This course is specially designed for junior scholars and educators, youth, students, movement activists, practitioners as well as other interested individual who have strong motivation to learn and apply their knowledge about nonviolent movements and campaigns in respectful and collaborative ways.
Enthusiast applicants from Nepal and South Asia region are highly encouraged to apply.
Fees: We offer this course free of cost for Nepali as well as South Asian participants.
Total Course Duration: 15 August – 11 September 2021 (4 weeks)
Time commitment: 6hrs per week
Available Seats: 30
Instructional materials: English
Technological requirements:
- Reliable Internet access
- Speakers and microphone