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SUMMARY:Srdja Popovic: \"A Magic Formula for Social Change? How Humor, Dilemma A
ctions, and Creative Tactics Can Save Democracy\"
DESCRIPTION:\nSrdja Popovic'\;s talk presents material that stems fro
m recent collaborative research he has conducted with the Center&rsquo\;
s Director\, Sophia A. McClennen\, professor of international affairs an
d comparative literature\, and Joseph Wright\, professor of political sc
ience.\n\nSrdja Popovic is the founder and executive director of the Cen
ter for Applied Nonviolent Actions and Strategies (CANVAS)\, located in
Belgrade\, Serbia. Popovic is the author of Blueprint for Revolution and
co-author\, with Sophia McClennen\, of Pranksters vs Autocrats: Why Dil
emma Actions Advance Nonviolent Activism. His latest collaborative resea
rch on the efficacy of creative tactics appeared in The Journal of Democ
racy. In 1998\, Popovic founded the student movement &ldquo\;Otpor!&rdq
uo\; (&ldquo\;Resistance!&rdquo\;) which played a crucial role in oustin
g former Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic.\n\n**Reception and Book Si
gning to Follow Talk**\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/ev
ent/srdja_popovic_a_magic_formula_for_social_change/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Srdja Popovic&#
39;s talk presents material that stems from recent collaborative researc
h he has conducted with the Center’s Director, Sophia A. McClennen
, professor of international affairs and comparative literature, and Jos
eph Wright, professor of political science.
Srdja Popovic is the f
ounder and executive director of the Center for Applied Nonviolent Actio
ns and Strategies (CANVAS), located in Belgrade, Serbia. Popovic is the
author of Blueprint for Revolution and co-author, with Sophia McC
lennen, of Pranksters vs Autocrats: Why Dilemma Actions Advance Nonvi
olent Activism. His latest collaborative research on the efficacy of
creative tactics appeared in The Journal of Democracy. In 1998,
Popovic founded the student movement “Otpor!” (“Resis
tance!”) which played a crucial role in ousting former Serbian dic
tator Slobodan Milosevic.
**Reception and Book Signing to Fo
llow Talk**
For more details: https://e
vents.la.psu.edu/event/srdja_popovic_a_magic_formula_for_social_change/<
/a>
LOCATION:Lewis Katz Building
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