Peace Theory

Author: (Norway) Johan Galtung
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: To introduce The Peace Theory, one must first start with "Peace Studies." Today, Peace Studies is a prominent field, attracting intense attention from the political sphere, academia, and various sectors of society. For a nation to achieve peaceful development and for the public to establish a harmonious society, these specific peace practices require theoretical guidance, and Peace Studies is the discipline that elaborates on such theories, naturally becoming a popular field. However, this prominent discipline is actually an emerging field, with a history of less than half a century. Tracing its origins, the establishment of the Norwegian Institute for Peace in 1959 is generally regarded as the milestone for the founding of Peace Studies. And the founder of this institute, as well as its first director, is the author of this book, Professor Johan Galtung.