Name: How to topple a dictator
Uploaded: 2011-12-05T16:27:01Z
Duration: 11 min 46 s
Description: People-powered resistance: can it work? Srdja Popovic led the nonviolent movement that took down Milosevic in Serbia in 2000; he lays out the plans, skills and tools that a people-powered movement needs -- from nonviolent tactics to a sense of humor.

People-powered resistance: can it work? Srdja Popovic led the nonviolent movement that took down Milosevic in Serbia in 2000; he lays out the plans, skills and tools that a people-powered movement needs -- from nonviolent tactics to a sense of humor.

Srdja Popovic: How to topple a dictator

How to topple a dictator

Unity, planning, nonviolent discipline outshine conditions in successful movements; skills overtake circumstances in conflict.

Nonviolent tactics, like humor and strategic planning, can dismantle dictatorships, demonstrating people power's efficacy.

Data reveals nonviolent struggle as key in 50 out of 67 transitions to democracy over 35 years, underscoring its effectiveness.