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Sea‐Dogs for Peace: An Exploration of Nonviolent Maritime Interventions for Peace and Justice
Author(s) -
Rigby Andrew
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
peace and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1468-0130
pISSN - 0149-0508
DOI - 10.1111/pech.12066
Subject(s) - injustice , oppression , autonomy , psychological intervention , civil society , intervention (counseling) , social movement , sociology , political science , economic justice , criminology , public relations , environmental ethics , law , psychology , politics , psychiatry , philosophy
Historically, nonviolent direct activists against oppression and injustice have sought to touch the emotions of targeted audiences by means of dramatic “image events.” Nowhere has this been more apparent than in the many examples of nonviolent maritime intervention where activists have taken to the sea to further their struggle against what they have defined as threats to human well‐being and the future of the planet. The history of such seaborne activism reveals an evolution from small‐scale initiatives through to larger‐scale “professional productions” involving nongovernmental organizations and transnational social movements. With the transformation of media technology and the growth of international networks of social movements and civil society organizations, we can anticipate an expansion of nonviolent maritime interventions by media‐savvy direct activists seeking to use the relative autonomy that can be enjoyed on the “high seas” in order to highlight issues of concern.