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Anti-establishment – Opposition to the conventional social, political, and economic principles of a society
Agorism – Canadian-American anarchist (1947–2004)
Astroturfing – Public relations tactic using fake grassroots movements
Billboard hacking – Illegal alteration of a billboard
Civil resistance – Political action that relies on the use of non-violent methods by civil groups
Climate disobedience – What people can do individually to slow down global warming
Colour revolution – Series of non-violent protests and political campaigns in the former Soviet Union
Conscientious objector – Person refusing military service on moral grounds
Counterculture – Subculture whose values and norms of behavior deviate from those of mainstream society
Counter-economics – Economic theory and method
Culture jamming – Form of protest to subvert media culture
Demonstration – Collective action by people in favor of a cause
Dissent – Non-agreement or opposition to authority
Direct action – Method of activism
Diversity of tactics – Social phenomenon
Ecoterrorism – Act of violence committed in support of environmental causes
Extinction Rebellion – Environmental pressure group
Gene Sharp – American political scientist (1928–2018)
Grassroots – Movement based on local communities
Grey market – Commodity trade outside of original producer's distribution channel
Hunt sabotage – Interference with hunting by animal rights activists
Indian independence movement – Independence movement to end British rule over India
Insubordination – Act of willfully disobeying one's superior
Internet activism – Form of activism on the internet
Malicious compliance – Behaviour of intentionally inflicting harm by strictly following the orders of a superior
Mass incidents in China – Large-scale incidents of civil disobedience
Minority influence – Form of social influence
Non-conformists of the 1930s – Avantgarde movement during the inter-war period in France
Nonviolent resistance – Act of protest through nonviolent means
Nonviolent revolution – Civil resistance to bring about the departure of governments
Off-the-grid – Not being connected to public utilities
Protest art – creative works that concern or are produced by activists and social movements
Satyagraha – Form of nonviolent resistance practised during British colonial rule in India
Tree sitting – Occupying trees as a political protest
Underground culture – various alternative cultures
User revolt – Type of website-based social conflict