Nonviolence versus terrorism

B. Martin, University of Wollongong

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This article was originally published as: Martin, B, Nonviolence versus terrorism, Social Alternatives, 2002, 21(2), 6-9. The original journal may be found here.

Abstract

The terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 were an enormous setback for the cause of nonviolence. They provided a stimulus and ostensible justification for a spiral of violence in which nonviolent alternatives are marginalised. Nonviolence offers numerous ways to oppose and prevent terrorism, but such responses are totally at odds with the way government leaders conceive the world.