Part I
What is Positive Peace?
This is the extrapolation of war from human instinct.
What is the Lorenzian Approach?
These groups of people seek peace.
What are peace movements?
This dutch Scholar wrote "On the Law of War and Peace" in 1625.
This form of government is one in which supreme political decision making is ultimately vested in the people.
What is Democracy?
After this war, many universities courses were established on peace.
What is WWII?
This is the yearnings of people to contribute themselves as part of a nation.
What is Nationalism?
This concept says that war and the preparation for war is are "natural"
What are the myths of our current culture of militarism?
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This term ultimately derives from the Old High English word werra, meaning "confusion."
What is War?
This book says the state is the most critical thing to maintaining social stability.
What is The Leviathan?
These bring the threat of mutually assured destruction.
What are Weapons of Mass Destruction (Nuclear Weapons)
These are the three branches of Human Rights.
What are Liberalism, Conservatism, and Collectivism?
99% of victims of political violence between 1968 and 1988 were killed by these.
What are agents of state terror?
Time pressure, heavy responsibility, faulty and incomplete data, information overload, limited options, short-term over long-term, surprise, personal stresses.
What are decision making pressures?
In 1945 this organization was created to maintain peace in the world.
What is the UN?
These wars are fought over water, oil, natural gas, mineral deposits, and so on.
What are Resource Wars?
He said, "The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil, than those who actually commit it."
Who is Albert Einstein?
These two superpowers still account for 90% of he world's nuclear weapons.
Who are The United States and Russia?
This is why it's thought that Capitalism will discourage war.
What is Capitalism favors trade over forceable capture of land?
This approach seeks to make war less likely through a substantial restructuring of strategic planning and the actual disposition of armed forces.
What is non-proactive defense?
This is the worldwide economic crisis that started in 2008.
What is the Great Recession?
This book's purpose is to provide some empowerment against hopelessness and violence.
What is Peace & Conflict Studies?