Albert Einstein Institution
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This article is about a non-profit organization involved in nonviolent resistance. For the physics research institute with a similar name (The Albert Einstein Institute), see Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics.
The Albert Einstein Institution (AEI) is a non-profit organization specializing in the study of the methods of nonviolent resistance in conflict. It was founded by scholar Gene Sharp in 1983, and named after Albert Einstein.
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Abbreviation | AEI |
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Formation | 1983 |
Type | Non-profit |
Purpose | To advancing the study and use of strategic nonviolent action in conflicts throughout the world. |
Headquarters | East Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Executive Director | Jamila Raqib |
Key people | Gene Sharp |
Website | www |
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Until 2000, the institute provided funding for Einstein Institution Fellowships for scholars, sometimes referred to as Einstein Fellows, and was also the funding body for the Program on Nonviolent Sanctions in Conflict and Defense at Harvard's Center for International Affairs.
Jamila Raqib has been executive director since 2005.