Selected Publications List

Policy Papers and Reports:

Fostering a Fourth Democratic Wave: A Playbook for Countering the Authoritarian Threat
by Hardy Merriman, Patrick Quirk, and Ash Jain, The Atlantic Council, 2023

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Watch the Fostering a Fourth Democratic Wave promotion video.

Preventing Mass Atrocities: From a Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) to a Right to Assist (RtoA) Campaigns of Civil Resistance
by Peter Ackerman and Hardy Merriman, ICNC Press, 2019
Translations
Arabic | English | French | Spanish

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• French: Amazon (US) | Amazon (France)
• Spanish: Amazon

Policy Papers and Reports:

Fostering a Fourth Democratic Wave: A Playbook for Countering the Authoritarian Threat
by Hardy Merriman, Patrick Quirk, and Ash Jain, The Atlantic Council, 2023

Purchase
• English: Bookshop.org | Amazon

Watch the Fostering a Fourth Democratic Wave promotion video.

Book:

Glossary of Civil Resistance: A Resource for Study and Translation of Key Terms
by Hardy Merriman and Nicola Barrach-Yousefi, ICNC Press, 2021

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See errata (PDF).
Read blog post announcing the launch of the Glossary.

Book:

Glossary of Civil Resistance: A Resource for Study and Translation of Key Terms
by Hardy Merriman and Nicola Barrach-Yousefi, ICNC Press, 2021

Purchase
• English: bookshop.org | Amazon

See errata (PDF).
Read blog post announcing the launch of the Glossary.

Organizing and Training Manuals:

Harnessing Our Power to End (HOPE) Political Violence
by Hardy Merriman, 22nd Century Initiative and the Horizons Project, 2024

Hold the Line: A Guide to Defending Democracy
by Hardy Merriman, Ankur Asthana, Marium Navid, and Kifah Shah, 2020

CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle
by Srdja Popovic, Slobodan Djinovic, Andrej Milivojevic, Hardy Merriman, and Ivan Marovic, Belgrade, Serbia: Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies (CANVAS), 2007
Translations
Arabic | Chinese | Farsi | Slovak

Organizing and Training Manuals:

Harnessing Our Power to End (HOPE) Political Violence
by Hardy Merriman, 22nd Century Initiative and the Horizons Project, 2024

Hold the Line: A Guide to Defending Democracy
by Hardy Merriman, Ankur Asthana, Marium Navid, and Kifah Shah, 2020

Organizing and Training Manuals:

Harnessing Our Power to End (HOPE) Political Violence
by Hardy Merriman, 22nd Century Initiative and the Horizons Project, 2024

Hold the Line: A Guide to Defending Democracy
by Hardy Merriman, Ankur Asthana, Marium Navid, and Kifah Shah, 2020

Long-form essay:

We Need People Power to Address a World in Peril: A Framing Essay for the 2023 Copenhagen People Power Conference
by Hardy Merriman, ICNC Press, 2023

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Le pouvoir du peuple dans un monde en péril (We Need People Power to Address a World in Peril)
by Hardy Merman, ICNC Press, 2024

Literature Reviews:

Civil Resistance
by Hardy Merriman, in Nukhet Sandal (ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, Oxford University Press, 2023

Civil Resistance
by Maciej J. Bartkowski and Hardy Merriman, in Patrick James (ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2016

Nonviolent Struggle
by Stephen Zunes, Hardy Merriman, and Maria J. Stephan, in Robert A. Denemark (ed.), The International Studies Encyclopedia, Volume VIII, Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2010. Updated in June 2015.
Republished in: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies (a co-publication of the International Studies Association and Oxford University Press), 2018

Chapters:

Theory and Dynamics of Civil Resistance
by Hardy Merriman, in Maria Stephan (ed.), Civil Resistance in the Middle East: Popular Struggle, Democratization, and Governance, New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

Dissolving Terrorism at Its Roots
by Hardy Merriman and Jack DuVall, in Ralph Summy and Senthil Ram (eds.), Nonviolence: An Alternative for Countering Global Terror(ism), Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 2007

California Grape Workers’ Strike and Boycott–1965-1970
by Hardy Merriman, in Gene Sharp, Waging Nonviolent Struggle: 20th Century Practice and 21st Century Potential, Boston: Porter Sargent Publishers, 2005

Articles and short publications:

Popular Nonviolent Means Drive Democratic Change
by Hardy Merriman, China Journal of Democracy, Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2024
PDF

A decade of support to pro-democracy and human rights movements: Trends and lessons learned
by Hardy Merriman, European Endowment for Democracy, 2024
PDF | HTML

How the Russian people can end Putin's war
by Hardy Merriman and Stephen Crowley, The Hill, March 24, 2022

Movement Building and Civil Resistance: Key Resources for Movement Organizers
by Hardy Merriman, Korbel Quickfacts of Peace and Security, Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver, December 2016

Mauritania’s Coup is a Setback for Democracy
by Stephen Zunes and Hardy Merriman, National Catholic Reporter, October 3, 2008

Blog Posts:

Sustaining the Field of Civil Resistance
June 5, 2023

Moving from Crisis to Opportunity: A Theory of Change for Supporting Civil Resistance
June 5, 2023

Start Where You Are: Addressing Four Common Questions about Civil Resistance Training
March 25, 2021

We Know We Need Civil Resistance Training. Now Where Do We Start?
March 24, 2021

Interpreting a Garden of Wildflowers: The Glossary of Civil Resistance
February 24, 2021

Lessons of Uprisings Around the World: The Present Moment, and Possible Future
The Minds of the Movement, November 21, 2019
Spanish translation: Lecciones de los levantamientos alrededor del mundo: El momento presente y el futuro posible

In a Time of Democratic Backsliding, How Should Civil Society Be Supported?
The Minds of the Movement, October 22, 2019

Small Grants, Big Commitment: Reflections on Support for Grassroots Activists and Organizers
The Minds of the Movement, January 10, 2019

Supporting Civil Resistance Movements: Considerations for Human Rights Funders and Organizations
The Minds of the Movement, September 11, 2018

A Movement-centered Support Model: Considerations for Human Rights Funders and Organizations, Part II
The Minds of the Movement, May 21, 2018

A Movement-centered Support Model: Considerations for Human Rights Funders and Organizations, Part I
The Minds of the Movement, April 30, 2018

Democracy Insurance
The Minds of the Movement, September 7, 2017

A Field Whose Time has Come
The Minds of the Movement, June 21, 2017

Other Writing and Translations:

Introduction to the Second Edition of The Path of Most Resistance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Nonviolent Campaigns
by Ivan Marovic, ICNC Press, 2021.
Translation
Hungarian | Polish | Vietnamese

Introduction to Training Manual for Nonviolent Defense Against the Coup d'État
by Richard K. Taylor, Washington, DC: Nonviolence International, 2011
Translation
Spanish

"Costs and Risks in Nonviolent Conflict" presentation
Webinar for the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict, September 23, 2010
Translation
Chinese

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