Coercion
- Duress
- Blackmail
Nature
Coercion is the threat or use of force to constrain another agent's freedom of action. Coercion and deception are two major ways to control the actions of others without their fully voluntary cooperation. The justification of coercion is often a major part of the justification of both violent and non-violent resistance.
Claim
Both the state and opposition groups use coercion to achieve political ends. Gandhi used non-violent methods of coercion, a moral force on the British. Systems of law are based on coercion.
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Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral problems
Subject
Societal problems » Corruption
Societal problems » Maltreatment
Content quality
Presentable
Language
English
Last update
Oct 4, 2020