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Peter Levine

@peterlevine.bsky.social

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Tufts professor of Political Science and Philosophy & Tisch College Associate Dean. Blogging since 2003 at peterlevine.ws

Peter Levine may refer to:Peter A. Levine, American psychotherapist and creator of Somatic experiencing. Peter G. Levine (1960–2022), American stroke researcher and educator. Peter J. Levine, general partner at the Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. Peter Levine, Tufts University political scientist and organizer of Civic Studies. .. more

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Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 2d

youth activism now: peterlevine.ws?p=34595

youth activism now | Peter Levine

I am grateful for frequent recent opportunities to talk with grassroots democracy groups about tactics and methods. My current standard talk is here (but I like to offer it as a discussion rather than...

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 2d

He was a pretty close relative of the founder of Philips Electronics.

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 4d

Freud on mourning the past, and what that means for people who are nostalgic for the times before Trump: peterlevine.ws?p=34566

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 4d

The original post, FYI: peterlevine.ws?p=15722

qualms about Effective Altruism | Peter Levine

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 7d

Why isn't the "compact" with universities a published regulation? On the rule of law and Trump's assault on higher education: peterlevine.ws?p=34551

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 9d

Notes on the blistering decision in AAUP v Rubio
peterlevine.ws?p=34539

AAUP v Rubio | Peter Levine

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 11d

Notes on Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness by @petergs.bsky.social peterlevine.ws?p=34528

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 14d

Tufts equity dataset available through ICPSR: peterlevine.ws?p=34521

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 16d

research on "national narcissism" in the wake of Trump's UN speech: peterlevine.ws?p=34514

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 18d

tips for democracy activists in 2025
(a 22-minute video based on several interactive webinars that I have offered recently)

peterlevine.ws?p=34504

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks!

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 21d

truth, justice, and the purposes of a university peterlevine.ws?p=34474

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 24d

The politics of nostalgia just isn't what it used to be:

peterlevine.ws?p=34443

(Five drawbacks of nostalgia, for the left as well as the right)

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 29d

the nonviolent response peterlevine.ws?p=34434

the nonviolent response | Peter Levine

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · 29d

nonviolence in a time of political unrest:

peterlevine.ws?p=30819 (Dec. 2023)

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Sep 8

who is most concerned about crime as a political issue?

(Discussion here: peterlevine.ws?p=34423)

who is most concerned about crime as a political issue? | Peter Levine

Crime’s power as a political issue is troubling. On one hand, the US does experience far too much crime. Our homicide rate is almost five times that of Britain, almost three times that of Canada, and ...

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Sep 7

That deer’s ancestors conversed with St Kevin in the language of the beasts.

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Sep 5

a checklist for democracy activists peterlevine.ws?p=34414

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Sep 3

Civic Studies updates peterlevine.ws?p=34398

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Sep 1

open webinars on resistance peterlevine.ws?p=34395

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Aug 30

www.eventbrite.com/e/translatin...

Tuesday at 6:30 ET on Zoom

Translating Civic Values Into Engagement: Overcoming Fear to Take Action

Series Session 1 - What Civic Engagement Skills Do We Need to Learn for Resistance - Quickly?

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Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Aug 29

teaching in the era of AI (thoughts for fall 2025) peterlevine.ws?p=34387

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Art of Solitude peterlevine.ws?p=34331 (on Stephen Batchelor, Montaigne & early Buddhism)

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Aug 26

holding two ideas at once: the attack on universities is authoritarian, and viewpoint diversity is important peterlevine.ws?p=34353

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Aug 22

Montaigne's Equanimity: a moving passage from his last essay about his acceptance of death: peterlevine.ws?p=34343

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Aug 21

If the sky were seen for the first time peterlevine.ws?p=34334

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Aug 15

learning from the Great Salt March: on civil disobedience and breaking through to mass opinion peterlevine.ws?p=34314

learning from the Great Salt March: on civil disobedience and breaking through to mass opinion | Peter Levine

Erica Chenoweth, Soha Hammam, Jeremy Pressman, and Christopher Wiley Shay calculate that the No Kings protests this June were among the largest in American history, and protests are growing faster tha...

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Aug 12

Embracing Difficult Conversations in Classrooms (a panel): peterlevine.ws?p=34300

Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Aug 12

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German citizens defend democracy against Kapp Putsch, 1920 | Global Nonviolent Action Database

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Peter Levine @peterlevine.bsky.social · Aug 11

The 1920 right-wing Kapp Putsch in Berlin was defeated when government workers just stopped showing up: peterlevine.ws?p=33466

examples of resistance by the civil service | Peter Levine

Jeremy Pressman is tracking various forms of opposition to the illegal and illiberal actions of the Trump administration in this document. Some are actions by civil servants. For instance, on Feb. 1, ...