Nonviolence International Peaceful Protest Tactic Categories

Acts of Expression

"Saying"

Acts of Omission

"Not Doing"

Acts of Commission

"Doing and Creating"

Coercive
  "Penalty/Confrontational"  
Persuasive
      "Reward/Constructive"      
Protest
Protest
Communicative actions to criticize or coerce


Examples:
Noncooperation
Noncooperation
Refusal to engage in expected behavior by acts of omission


Examples:
Disruptive Intervention
Disruptive Intervention
Direct action that confronts another party to stop, disrupt, or change their behavior


Examples:
Appeal
Appeal
Communicative actions to reward or persuade


Examples:
Refraining
Refraining
Halting or calling off a planned or ongoing action to reward or persuade


Examples:
Creative Intervention
Creative Intervention
Direct action that models or constructs alternative behaviors and institutions or takes over existing institutions


Examples: