Pranksters vs. Autocrats: Why Dilemma Actions Advance Nonviolent Activism Popovic Srdja

The Lawrence and Lynne Brown Democracy Medal, presented by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy at Penn State, recognizes outstanding individuals, groups, and organizations that produce innovations to further democracy in the United States or around the world.The 2020 Brown Democracy Medal winner, Srdja Popovic, was a leader in the revolution that brought down the Milosevic regime in Serbia and he contin-ues to help protestors around the world learn effective, sometimes humorous, nonviolent tactics. McClennen to study the concept of dilemma actions, which offers a structured, strategic approach to fighting back against authoritarianism, as well as for defending In 2020, he teamed up with Sophia A.