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Transforming Protection

The Implications of Unarmed Civilian Protection

By Rachel Julian

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.

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