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From Dictatorship to Democracy

by Gene Sharp

From Dictatorship to Democracy, A Conceptual Framework for Liberation is a book-length essay on the generic problem of how to destroy a dictatorship and to prevent the rise of a new one.

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English

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English

Published In

1994

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Gene Sharp

United States

Gene Sharp was an American political scientist. He was the founder of the Albert Einstein Institution, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the study of nonviolent action, and pr...

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Preface
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Facing dictatorships realistically
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The dangers of negotiations
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Whence comes the power?
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Dictatorships have weaknesses
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Exercising power
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The need for strategic planning
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Planning strategy
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Applying political defiance
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Disintegrating the dictatorship
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Groundwork for durable democracy
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Appendix One: The methods of nonviolent action
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Appendix Two: Acknowledgements and Notes on the History of From Dictatorship to Democracy
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