Working Tirelessly for Peace and Equality: Civil Resistance and Peacebuilding in Liberia

From the establishment of the Liberian state in 1847, the government's indirect rule over the majority indigenous Liberian population was oppressive and exploitative, and in 1980 the settler government was overthrown. But instead of uniting Liberians, the first indigenous Liberian president presided over a 10-year dictatorship, followed by a brutal civil war that lasted until 2003.

In this case study, we examine the methodologies and approaches of the various actors involved in civil resista...