Nonviolence

An Analytical Overview of the Application of Gene Sharp's Theory of Nonviolent Action in Milosevic's Serbia
...analyses the use of nonviolent action to enlist civil society in participation in the overthrow - by democratic election - of the 13 year-long reign of President Slobodan Milosovic in 2000. This essay considers the role of Gene Sharp's strategic model for nonviolent action and the student movement Otpor's application of Sharp's model...

Media Violence, Why Is It Used to Abuse Children? How to Oppose It and Win
...presents arguments against media violence, particularly its availability to children, through showing that violence in the media is abusive to children and describing promising practices that can protect children from the abuse of violent media...

Giving Voice through Radio

Democracy over the Airwaves: Observatorios de Transgresión Feminista in Nicaragua
...describes the work of a group of women in Nicaragua who felt that their voices weren't being heard; and, as a response, they developed and implemented a day of live radio broadcast and internet webcast that gave women the opportunity to collectively voice their vision for their country and tell the stories that define their political solidarity...

Da Pulay Poray
...broadcast in the remote region along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Da Pulay Poray ("On the Borderline") is a weekly radio programme that tackles thorny issues such as sectarian conflict, forced marriages, and the tribal tradition of providing safe haven for militants hiding from the law...

Community Radio Social Impact Assessment - Removing Barriers, Increasing Effectiveness
...identifies the barriers that limit the potential positive impact of community radio (CR), and explores ways to increase the effectiveness of community radio in achieving poverty reduction, development objectives, inclusiveness, and democracy building in local communities around the world...