Vinthagen, Stellan

Stellen Vinthagen

Learning to ride the bicycle of nonviolence

1 October 2015Feature Stellen Vinthagen

Nonviolence isn't just the absence of violence, argues Stellen Vinthagen

My perspective rests on the assumption that humans can create their surroundings based on pre-existing materials. A social construction of nonviolence requires a practical knowledge, both to be possible and to be effective. In this regard, it demands special knowledge. But instead of practical technical knowledge, it concerns the practical social knowledge required to carry out a specific kind of action, a nonviolent action in a particular context.

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