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We use the term “force” to refer to any situation when one disputant is made
to do something against their will through threat. In Kenneth Boulding’s
terms, force is used when people are told to “do something that I want, or
else I will do something that you don’t want.” Force does not need to be
violent. It can simply be a coercive statement that says that if you do not
comply with my demand, I will fire you from your job, or I will stage a hunger
strike, or I will organize a work slow-down nor do anything else that is
likely to harm the opponent in some significant way.
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