Published
Jul 22, 2025Page count
176 pagesISBN
978-1529233902Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jul 22, 2025Page count
176 pagesISBN
978-1529233896Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jul 22, 2025Page count
176 pagesISBN
978-1529233919Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jul 22, 2025Page count
176 pagesISBN
978-1529233919Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Transforming Protection
Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) is practised globally by trained civilians protecting fellow civilians without the use of weapons. This book argues that while UCP is useful and transformative in its own right, its principles and values mean it has the potential to be disruptive in in a wide range of social contexts.
Chapters investigate the relationship between power, protection and peace; community-led aspects of protection; and successful behaviours and actions in protection. The book argues that when UCP is accepted as a viable form of defence, there are wider implications for communities, protection and violence. In turn, these insights can provide us with new models for ensuring people’s safety.
Rachel Julian is Professor in Peace Studies at Leeds Beckett University.
1. Introducing Unarmed Civilian Protection and the Contested Nature of Protection
2. Nonviolence Principles and Unarmed Civilian Protection
3. Local Communities and Inclusion
4. A Feminist View of Protection
5. Protection Behaviours not Actors
6. Addressing Different Forms of Violence and Protection Threats
7. Contesting Power and Protection
Conclusion
