This USIP event featured lessons learned from cutting-edge research showing how nonviolent action affects political and economic inequality — particularly for historically excluded social and ethnic groups — using a cross-national statistical study and in-depth case studies from recent political transitions in Nepal and Indonesia. The research also specifically examines how movements can employ dialogue, negotiation and mediation to better ensure that political transitions following nonviolent action campaigns lead to greater inclusion for marginalized groups. This event explored the important implications for both policy and practice in ensuring more inclusive democratization processes in the aftermath of nonviolent action.
SpeakersJonathan Pinckney, moderator Senior Researcher, Nonviolent Action, U.S. Institute of Peace
Mohna Ansari Member, National Human Rights Commission of Nepal
Subindra Bogati Founder and Chief Executive, Nepal Peacebuilding Initiative
Titik Firawati Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, Northern Illinois University
Rosa Emilia Salamanca Director, Institute for Social and Economic Research and Action
Deepak Thapa Director, Social Science Baha
Ches Thurber Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University
For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/nonviolent-action-and-minority-inclusion
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