Selected Publications List

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: Powell's | Amazon

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: Powell's | Amazon

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

Organizing and Training Manuals:

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:

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

Policy Papers and Reports:

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

Purchase
• English: Powell's | Amazon
• French: Amazon (US) | Amazon (France)
• Spanish: Amazon

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

Literature Reviews:

Civil Resistance
by Maciej J. Bartkowski and Hardy Merriman, in Patrick James (ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in International Relations, New York: 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

Articles and short publications:

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:

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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