This project studies civilian resistance to mass atrocities. The project is comparative and looks at a variety of actors and strategies. The project is coordinated from the Norwegian Center for Holocaust and Minority Studies.

Civilians have resisted atrocities committed by jihadist militants through different strategies such as political alliances and violent resistance. These strategies raise important questions related to the dynamics of resistance and escalation.

Mass atrocities in the Americas have been resisted through transitional justice mechanisms, self-defence groups and non-violent mobilization. This workshop addressed civilian resistance to atrocities in Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico.

This workshop addressed past and present atrocities in Southeast Asia, and how civilians have mobilized to resist them. Resistance to atrocities in Southeast Asia has manifested in the form of disobedience, survival, flight, insurgence, and civil society mobilization, among others.