The book also investigates the potential risks and limitations of using humour in nonviolent action and what makes humour unique compared with other forms of non-humorous political activism.
Majken Jul Sørensen is an Honorary Post-DoctoralResearch Associate at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She haspublished on nonviolent resistance, social movements, humorous politicalactivism, peaceful societies and female conscientious objectors.
Introduction.- 1. Humour and Pockets ofResistance.- 2. Humorous Political Stunts from around the World.- 3. FacilitatingOutreach, Mobilisation and a Culture of Resistance.- 4. Confronting the Statethrough Humorous Political Activism.- 5. Dilemmas and Risks in HumorousPolitical Activism.- 6. Humorous Political Stunts and a Theory of NonviolentAction.- Conclusion