What Americans Can Learn From Other Civil Activism Movements Against Authoritarian Regimes
AUTHORS: JOHN SHATTUCK PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE IN DIPLOMACY, FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW & DIPLOMACY, TUFTS UNIVERSITY OLIVER KAPLAN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF DENVER On Feb. 24, The Conversation hosted a webinar titled, “What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements.” Executive editor and general manager Beth Daley interviewed John Shattuck , professor of practice at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and Oliver Kaplan , associate professor at Josef Korbel School of Global and Public Affairs at the University of Denver and a visiting scholar at Stanford University. Shattuck is the former president of Central European University in Hungary, where he defended academic freedom against a rising authoritarian government. Kaplan is the author of “ Resisting War: How Communities Protect Themselves .” This interview has been condensed and edited for print. Beth Daley: What is an authoritarian regime , a...
