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Johan Galtung

Pioneer of Peace Research

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Johan Galtung

    1. Versonnex, France

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  2. Dietrich Fischer

    1. Basel, Switzerland

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  • It contains groundbreaking texts from the founder of this unique academic discipline
  • It addresses an important field, peace studies (As Willy Brandt pointed out, "Peace is not everything, but without peace, everything is nothing")
  • It includes some of the most important contributions from Galtung's 160 books and over 1600 articles

Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs on Pioneers in Science and Practice (BRIEFSPIONEER)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. On Johan Galtung

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2
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    2. Johan Galtung, the Father of Peace Studies

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 3-23

    3. Johan Galtung’s Books (1953–2012)

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 25-31

  3. Key Texts by Johan Galtung

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-33
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    2. Violence: Direct, Structural and Cultural

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 35-40

    3. Cultural Violence

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 41-58

    4. Conflict Transformation by Peaceful Means (The Transcend Method)

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 59-69

    5. The Transcend Method in Conflict Mediation Across Levels

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 71-86

    6. The Master of Masters: Mohandas Gandhi

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 87-94

    7. High Road, Low Road: Charting the Course for Peace Journalism

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 95-102

    8. From a Twentieth Century of War to a Twenty-First Century of Peace?

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 103-112

    9. Democracy for Peace and Development: An Ever-Expanding Agenda

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 113-119

    10. What Does Professionalization Mean in Peace Research?

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 121-132

    11. On the Causes of War and Its Abolition

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 133-137

    12. Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution: The Need for Transdisciplinarity

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 139-149

    13. What is a Culture of Peace and What are the Obstacles?

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 151-155

    14. Human Rights: From the State System to Global Domestic Policy

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 157-165

    15. The Soviet Case: Six Contradictions and the US Case: Fifteen Contradictions

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 167-171

    16. Positive and Negative Peace

      • Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer
      Pages 173-178
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About this book

This is the first ever anthology of key articles by Johan Galtung, widely regarded as the founder of the academic discipline of peace studies. It covers such concepts as direct, structural and cultural violence; theories of conflict, development, civilization and peace; peaceful conflict transformation; peace education; mediation; reconciliation; a life-sustaining economy; macro-history; deep culture and deep structure; and social science methodology. Galtung has contributed original research, concepts and theories to more than 20 social science disciplines, including sociology, international relations and future studies, and has also applied his new insights in practice. The book is a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners, and can serve as a supplemental textbook for graduate and upper undergraduate courses in peace studies and related fields.

Reviews

“In collaboration with Johan Galtung, Dietrich Fischer has produced a short book that encapsulates much of Galtung's contributions as a ‘Pioneer of Peace Research’. … This short book provides an excellent summary of this unique approach.” (Hans-Henrik Holm, Journal of Peace Research, April 9, 2014)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Versonnex, France

    Johan Galtung

  • Basel, Switzerland

    Dietrich Fischer

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