Constructive Resistance

Constructive Resistance Resisting Injustice by Creating Solutions

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Constructive Resistance Resisting Injustice by Creating Solutions

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Resistance Studies: Critical Engagements with Power and Social Change

Constructive Resistance

Resisting Injustice by Creating Solutions

Majken Jul Sørensen | Stellan Vinthagen | Jørgen Johansen

Political Science / Political Ideologies / Radicalism

Constructive resistance occurs when people start to build the society they desire independently of and in opposition to the dominant structures already in place. Through case studies and illustrative examples from around the world, this book explores how people working for a more just, sustainable and peaceful future combine construction and resistance. The book provides students and practitioners of resistance with tools to detect, critically discuss and evaluate cases of constructive resistance. While some movements focus mainly on either construction or resistance, the authors argue that those who manage to creatively combine the two are likely to achieve more far-reaching goals and see their results become more durable.

Majken Jul Sørensen is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Karlstad University, Sweden.

Stellan Vinthagen is Professor of Sociology and the Inaugural Endowed Chair in the Study of Nonviolent Direct Action and Civil Resistance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he directs the Resistance Studies Initiative. He is Editor of the Journal of Resistance Studies, and Co-Leader of the Resistance Studies Group at University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Jørgen Johansen is the Deputy Editor of Journal of Resistance Studies and has been active in social justice, peace, environmental and democracy issues in more than 100 countries over the last 40 years.


Publication Date: 26 November 2026
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN-13: 9798216564232
Format: Paperback softback
Page Count: 234
Weight (oz): 16.0

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