Discipline: Political Science
A theory of civil disobedience or direct action expounded by the Indian political leader Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi (1869-1948).
Peaceful resistance to the policies of government is both politically effective and confronts a state which is inherently violent with an alternative manner of social conduct.
Source:
David Miller et al., eds, The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought (1987)