A Question of Values: Johan Galtung's Peace ResearchPlaces the work of Johan Galtung in the context of past and current debates in international relations, political theory, and more generally, in the social sciences. This comprehensive and critical account scrutinises Galtung's conceptual icons, such as, positive peace and structural violence. |
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Contents
The Sociological Origins of Galtungs Peace Research | 15 |
Peace Research as Science | 47 |
Structural Violence | 67 |
The Critique of Global Structure | 91 |
Constructivism | 113 |
From Human Needs to Global Values | 135 |
The True Worlds | 163 |
Common terms and phrases
actors ahimsa alpha alternative analysis anatta argued argument assumption Buddhism Center cial civilization claim concept conflict consensus consequence constructivism contemporary contrast critical critique cultural depiction discourse distinction dominant dukkha empirical empiricism epistemological ethics existing exploitation exploration focus function Galtung Galtungian peace Gandhi Gandhian Gandhism global social goals Habermas Hinduism historical human needs Ibid ical identified ideology imperialism intellectual interaction interest international relations international system Johan Galtung knowledge liberal marxism moral nirvana Nonetheless normative Occident occidental oriental orthodox peace research periphery perspective philosophical political positive peace positivism positivist postmodern potential practical preferred world problem reality realization reference reflected rejected relationship Schmid scientific Sinic social cosmology social order social science social structure social system social values society sociology specific structural violence ternational theme theory tion traditional True Worlds tung tung's unequal exchange universal value sentences vision Western world order
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Failing the Crystal Ball Test: The Carter Administration and the ... Ofira Seliktar Limited preview - 2000 |
The First Fifty Years of Peace Research: A Survey and Interpretation David J. Dunn No preview available - 2005 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | A Question of Values: Johan Galtung's Peace Research Critical perspectives on world politics |
| Author | Peter Lawler |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1995 |
| ISBN | 1555875076, 9781555875077 |
| Length | 267 pages |
| Subjects | › Political Science / General |
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