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Noncooperatin methods consist of social, economic and political forms of noncooperation, such as: social ostracism, strikes, work slowdowns, withdrawals from bank accounts, stay-at-homes, and boycotts by various groups such as consumers, workers, traders and management. Noncooperation means that people stop obeying the opponent and deny and withdraw their support from the opponent's system of power and control. There is a large variety of social, economic, and political noncooperation methods. Some of these methods require many people in order to be effective. Fortunately, some of these methods (such as a consumer boycott or a work slowdown) allow large segments of a society's population (young and old peolple, men and women, etc.) to actively participate in your struggle by using siple, low-risk actions. When there is brosad public participation, methods of noncooperation can be the most powerful group of methods of nonviolent action.
Actions by Consumers
Consumers' boycott , International consumers' boycott, National consumers' boycott , Nonconsumption of boycotted goods , Policy of austerity , Refusal to rent , Rent withholding
Action by Workers and Producers
Producers' boycott, Workmen's boycott
Action by Middlemen
Suppliers' and handlers' boycott
Action by Owners and Management
Lockout , Merchants' "general strike", Refusal of industrial assistance, Refusal to let or sell property , Traders' boycott
Action by Holders of Financial Resources
Refusal of a government's money, Refusal to pay debts or interest, Refusal to pay fees, dues, and assessments, Revenue refusal , Severance of funds and credit , Withdrawal of bank deposits
Action by Governments
Blacklisting of traders , Domestic embargo , International buyers' embargo, International sellers' embargo , International trade embargo
Symbolic Strikes
Protest strike , Quickie walkout (lightning strike)
Agricultural Strike
Farm Workers' strike, Peasant strike
Strikes by Special Groups
Craft strike , Prisoners' strike , Professional strike, Refusal of impressed labor
Ordinary Industrial Strikes
Establishment strike , Industry strike , Sympathetic strike
Restricted Strikes
Bumper strike, Detailed strike , Limited strike , Reporting "sick" [sick-in] , Selective strike, Slowdown strike , Strike by resignation , Working-to-rule strike
Multi-Industry Strikes
General strike, Generalized strike
Combination of Strikes and Economic Closures
Economic shutdown, Hartal
Rejection of Authority
Literature and speeches advocating resistance, Refusal of public support , Withholding or withdrawal of allegiance
Citizens' Noncooperation with Government
Boycott of elections , Boycott of government depts, agencies etc, Boycott of government employment and positions, Boycott of government-supported organizations, Boycott of legislative bodies, Refusal of assistance to enforcement agents, Refusal to accept appointed officials , Refusal to dissolve existing institutions, Removal of own signs and placemarks, Withdrawal from government educational institution
Citizens' Alternatives to Obedience
Civil disobedience of "illegitimate" laws, Disguised disobedience, Hiding, escape, and false identities , Noncooperation with conscription and deportation , Nonobedience in absence of direct supervision, Popular nonobedience , Refusal of an assemblage or meeting to disperse , Reluctant and slow compliance, Sit-down
Action by Government Personnel
Blocking of lines of command and information , Deliberate inefficiency, selective noncooperation, General administrative noncooperation, Judicial noncooperation, Mutiny, Selective refusal of assistance by government aides, Stalling and obstruction
Domestic Governmental Action
Noncooperation by constituent governmental units, Quasi-legal evasions and delays
International Governmental Action
Changes in diplomatic and other representations , Delay and cancellation of diplomatic events, Expulsion from international organizations, Refusal of membership in international bodies , Severance of diplomatic relations, Withdrawal from international organizations , Withholding of diplomatic recognition
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