Books written: Waging
Nonviolent Struggle, Gandhi
as a Political Strategist; The
Politics of Nonviolent Action Part 1: Power and Struggle,
Part 2:
The Methods of Nonviolent Action, Part 3:
The Dynamics of Nonviolent Action; Social Power and Political
Freedom.
Gene Sharp is
Senior Scholar at the Albert Einstein Institution in Boston,
Massachusetts. From 1965 he held research appointments in Harvard
University’s Center for International Affairs for nearly thirty
years. He is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Dr. Sharp has been called “the Clausewitz of nonviolent
warfare” and “the Machiavelli of nonviolence.” He founded the
Albert Einstein Institution in 1983 to promote research, policy
studies, and education on the strategic uses of nonviolent struggle
in the face of dictatorships, war, genocide, and oppression.
He holds the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy in political theory from Oxford
University (1968), and a Master of Arts in Sociology (1951) and a
Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (1949) from Ohio State
University. He holds two honorary doctorates and has received other
honors.
He lived for
ten years in England and Norway. He did advanced studies at Oxford
University and in Norway he held positions at the University of Oslo
and the Institute for Social Research.
Dr. Sharp is
the author of various books and many other publications on
nonviolent struggle, power, political problems, liberation struggle,
dictatorships, and defense policy. His writings have been published
in 32 languages.
His books
include The Politics of Nonviolent Action (1973; Introduction
by Thomas C. Schelling), Making Europe Unconquerable (1985;
Foreword by George F. Kennan), Civilian-Based Defense (1990),
Social Power and Political Freedom (1980; Introduction by
Senator Mark O. Hatfield), and Gandhi as a Political Strategist
(1979 and 1999; Introduction by Coretta Scott King and Foreword by
Frederico Mayor). Sharp’s The Power and Practice of Nonviolent
Struggle (in Tibetan; 1999) carried a Foreword by the Dalai
Lama.
His first book,
Gandhi Wields the Weapon of Moral Power (1960), included a
Foreword by Albert Einstein and an Introduction by Bharatan
Kumarappa. Sharp is also co-editor of Resistance, Politics, and
the American Struggle for Independence (1986) and of Nonviolent
Action: A Research Guide (1997), as well as a contributor to
several encyclopedias.
His recent
shorter writings include “From Dictatorship to Democracy”
(available in 12 languages; 1993, 2002, and 2003), “The
Anti-Coup” (co-author; 2003), and “There Are Realistic
Alternatives” (2003).
Dr. Sharp has
prepared simplified presentations on the nature of nonviolent
struggle and its applications against dictatorships and coups
d’état. He has conducted workshops and consulted on strategic
nonviolent struggle internationally in severe crisis situations.
He is convinced that pragmatic, strategically planned nonviolent struggle can be made highly effective for application in conflicts to lift oppression and as a substitute for violence.
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