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Gene Sharp

Gene Sharp
Born(1928-01-21)January 21, 1928
North Baltimore, Ohio, U.S.[1][2]
DiedJanuary 28, 2018(2018-01-28) (aged 90)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materOhio State University (BA, MA)
University of Oxford (DPhil)
AwardsRight Livelihood Award
Scientific career
FieldsPolitical science, civil resistance, nonviolent revolution
InstitutionsUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Harvard University, Albert Einstein Institution

Gene Sharp (January 21, 1928 – January 28, 2018) was an American political scientist. He was the founder of the Albert Einstein Institution, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the study of nonviolent action, and professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.[2] He was known for his extensive writings on nonviolent struggle, which have influenced numerous anti-government resistance movements around the world.

Sharp received the 2008 Int’l Peace Abbey Courage of Conscience Award for his lifelong commitment to the defense of freedom, democracy, and the reduction of political violence through scholarly analysis of the power of nonviolent action. Unofficial sources have claimed that Sharp was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015,[3] and had previously been nominated three times, in 2009, 2012 and 2013.[2][4][5] Sharp was widely considered the favorite for the 2012 award.[6][7][8] In 2011, he was awarded the El-Hibri Peace Education Prize.[9] In 2012, he was a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award for "developing and articulating the core principles and strategies of nonviolent resistance and supporting their practical implementation in conflict areas around the world".[10]

  1. ^ "Gene Sharp" (PDF). aeinstein.org (curriculum vitae). Albert Einstein Institution. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 19, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Arrow, Ruaridh (February 21, 2011). "Gene Sharp: Author of the nonviolent revolution rulebook". BBC. Archived from the original on February 22, 2011. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
  3. ^ "Gene Sharp nominert til fredsprisen". Miljøpartiet De Grønne (Norwegian Green Party). mdg.no. February 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.. Sharp was nominated by Norwegian Green Party Member of Parliament Rasmus Hansson.
  4. ^ "Nonviolence scholar nominated for 2013 Nobel Peace Prize Archived October 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine" [press release]. American Friends Service Committee. afsc.org. February 25, 2013. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  5. ^ "Nobel Peace Prize 2012: PRIO Director's Speculations". Prio.no. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
  6. ^ "Peace Institute Says Nobel Rankings Favor Sharp, Echo of Moscow". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on December 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "Who will take home this year's Nobel Peace Prize?". CNN. October 12, 2012. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012.
  8. ^ "Handicapping the Nobel Peace Prize". Archived from the original on November 11, 2014 – via Foreign Policy.
  9. ^ "El-Hibri Peace Education Prize". Prize Laureates. El-Hibri Charitable Foundation. Archived from the original on November 22, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  10. ^ "Right Livelihood Award". List of Laureates. The Right Livelihood Award Foundation. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.

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