Problem

Civil disobedience


Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Resistance to government
Mass protests
Civil resistance
Nature:

Civil disobedience is any act of public defiance of a law, practice or policy of authorities, if that act is premeditated, known by the actor to be illegal, and done for public reasons. Civil disobedience may be direct as was the case of Henry David Thoreau's refusal to pay his poll tax. It may be indirect, such as, burning draft cards in protest against the war in Vietnam.

Broader Problems:
Domination
Subject(s):
Defence Resistance
Government Civil
Government Government
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems
Date of last update
08.09.2021 – 21:10 CEST