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Nonviolence in Practice: Communication, Resistance & Repair

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Every reading this course assigns, module by module, with the best free copy we could find.

31 readings13 free to read1 on request17 books

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Module 1. Module 1: The Practice of Nonviolence

  1. Gandhi, M. K. (1932). From Yeravda Mandir: Ashram Observances, ch. 2, Ahimsa or Love. Translated by V. G. Desai. Navajivan.Read it free
  2. Sharp, G. (1973). The Politics of Nonviolent Action, Part One: Power and Struggle. Porter Sargent.Publisher pageBook
  3. Butler, J. (2020). The Force of Non-Violence: An Ethico-Political Bind. Verso.Publisher pageBook

Module 2. Module 2: NVC Foundations

  1. Adriani, P. A., Hino, P., Taminato, M., Okuno, M. F. P., Santos, O. P. and Fernandes, H. (2024). Non-violent communication as a technology in interpersonal relationships in health work: a scoping review. BMC Health Services Research, 24, 289.Read it free
  2. Rosenberg, M. B. (2015). Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd edition. PuddleDancer Press.Publisher pageBook
  3. Rosenberg, M. B. (2005). Speak Peace in a World of Conflict: What You Say Next Will Change Your World. PuddleDancer Press.Publisher pageBook
  4. Sofer, O. J. (2018). Say What You Mean: A Mindful Approach to Nonviolent Communication. Shambhala.Publisher pageBook

Module 3. Module 3: The Four Components

  1. Adriani, P. A., Hino, P., Taminato, M., Okuno, M. F. P., Santos, O. P. and Fernandes, H. (2024). Non-violent communication as a technology in interpersonal relationships in health work: a scoping review. BMC Health Services Research, 24, 289.Read it free

Module 4. Module 4: Empathy, Self-Empathy & the Uses of Force

  1. Gandhi, M. K. (1932). From Yeravda Mandir: Ashram Observances, ch. 2, Ahimsa or Love. Translated by V. G. Desai. Navajivan.Read it free
  2. Rosenberg, M. B. (2015). Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, 3rd edition, chs. 7-11. PuddleDancer Press.Publisher pageBook
  3. Rosenberg, M. B. (2005). The Surprising Purpose of Anger: Beyond Anger Management, Finding the Gift. PuddleDancer Press.Publisher pageBook

Module 5. Module 5: NVR & New Authority

  1. Gandhi, M. K. (1909). Hind Swaraj, ch. 17, Passive Resistance. Navajivan.Read it free
  2. Omer, H. (2004). Nonviolent Resistance: A New Approach to Violent and Self-Destructive Children. Translated by S. London-Sapir. Cambridge University Press.Publisher pageBook
  3. Omer, H. (2010). The New Authority: Family, School, and Community. Cambridge University Press.Publisher pageBook

Module 6. Module 6: NVR in Action

  1. Sharp, G. (1993). From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation. Albert Einstein Institution.Read it free
  2. Omer, H. (2004). Nonviolent Resistance: A New Approach to Violent and Self-Destructive Children, practice chapters. Cambridge University Press.Publisher pageBook

Module 7. Module 7: The Restorative Paradigm

  1. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2020). Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes, 2nd edition. Criminal Justice Handbook Series. United Nations.Read it free
  2. Zehr, H. (1990). Changing Lenses: A New Focus for Crime and Justice. Herald Press.Publisher pageBook
  3. Zehr, H. (2015). The Little Book of Restorative Justice, revised and updated edition. Good Books.Publisher pageBook
  4. Braithwaite, J. (1989). Crime, Shame and Reintegration. Cambridge University Press.Publisher pageBook

Module 8. Module 8: Restorative Practices

  1. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2020). Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes, 2nd edition. Criminal Justice Handbook Series. United Nations.Read it free
  2. Pranis, K. (2005). The Little Book of Circle Processes: A New/Old Approach to Peacemaking. Good Books.Publisher pageBook
  3. Hopkins, B. (2004). Just Schools: A Whole School Approach to Restorative Justice. Jessica Kingsley.Publisher pageBook
  4. Sherman, L. W. and Strang, H. (2007). Restorative Justice: The Evidence. Smith Institute.Read it free

Module 9. Module 9: Roots, Power & Critique

  1. Braithwaite, J., Ahmed, E. and Braithwaite, V. (2006). Shame, Restorative Justice, and Crime. In Cullen, F. T., Wright, J. P. and Blevins, K. R. (eds), Taking Stock: The Status of Criminological Theory, Advances in Criminological Theory, Vol. 15, 397-417. Transaction Publishers.Read it free
  2. Davis, F. E. (2019). The Little Book of Race and Restorative Justice: Black Lives, Healing, and US Social Transformation. Good Books.Publisher pageBook
  3. Sered, D. (2019). Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair. The New Press.Publisher pageBook
  4. Daly, K. and Stubbs, J. (2006). Feminist engagement with restorative justice. Theoretical Criminology, 10(1), 9-28.Publisher pageSubscription

Module 10. Module 10: Choosing & Combining the Practices

  1. United Nations (1948). Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. United Nations General Assembly.Read it free

Module 11. Module 11: Fieldcraft & Facilitation

  1. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2020). Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes, 2nd edition. Criminal Justice Handbook Series. United Nations.Read it free

Module 12. Module 12: Capstone - Design a Nonviolent Response

  1. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2020). Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes, 2nd edition. Criminal Justice Handbook Series. United Nations.Read it free

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