Harvard Program on Negotiation Talk: “Friend or Enemy – Social Movement Strategy, Negotiation, and Democratization”

On February 9, 2022, I spoke with the Harvard Program on Negotiation community about my research that develops a relational approach to social movement strategy. This research draws on the strategy of the African National Congress (ANC) as part of the Anti-Apartheid Struggle. And it relies on archival material I collected in South Africa and the United Kingdom. This relational approach to movement strategy entails movement leaders conceiving of leaders of their target regime as having a dual identity – enemy and potential ally. You can watch the video of the presentation and discussion here.