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Utopian Vision and Social Progress

International Journal on World Peace Posted on November 27, 2019 by adminNovember 27, 2019

Introduction to IJWP, December 2019 This issue of International Journal on World Peace has three very different articles: one on utopianism and peace, one on the nature of “enlightenment,” and one on the history of power struggles and human rights in Colombia. All of these articles are, nevertheless, related to the idea of social progress. Some ideas of “progress” are based on group advancement, where power is used by one group to conquer a group … Continue reading →

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Interreligious Foundations of a Peaceful State

International Journal on World Peace Posted on August 6, 2019 by adminAugust 6, 2019

Introduction to IJWP, September 2019 The relation of religion to governance is one of the most important yet disputed aspects of the modern state. Should a state merely administer services on a territory or should it use its force to impose a specific set of religious beliefs and values on all of its citizens and residents? And, if a specific set of values is imposed, should there be limits to what the state is allowed … Continue reading →

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Beyond Ideology: Measuring the Impact of Cultural Beliefs and Values on Political and Economic Development

International Journal on World Peace Posted on June 10, 2019 by adminAugust 6, 2019

Introduction to IJWP June 2019 The authors of the four articles in this issue are contributing to the scientific study of political economy. Many contemporary political and economic policies are guided by beliefs, suppositions, passions, and interests, rather than historical analyses and scientific measurements that correlate policies and desired outcomes. In this environment there is endless partisan argumentation, name-calling, and attempts to use political or military force to impose the will and the opinions of … Continue reading →

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Terrorism, Human Security, Human Rights, and Responsibility

International Journal on World Peace Posted on March 1, 2019 by adminApril 18, 2019

Introduction to IJWP, March 2019 “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” is a saying that reveals the ambiguity of an emotionally charged word, “terrorism.” The word “terrorism” evokes fear in members of the group that might be attacked. A “terrorist” is a label used to classify a person as evil, dangerous, outside the law, and a target for removal from the streets. People often become so concerned for their security that they will … Continue reading →

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Religion, Consciousness, and Peace Research

International Journal on World Peace Posted on December 1, 2018 by adminMarch 25, 2019

Introduction to IJWP, December 2018 Social science research methods are able to produce verifiable knowledge about society that is more reliable than the seemingly arbitrary suppositions of religious traditions based on prophetic revelation or sacred texts, or on ideological belief systems based on other suppositions. Auguste Comte, “father of sociology,” proposed a threefold view of the evolution of social consciousness: (1) the theological stage, in which gods and spirits control our fate, (2) a metaphysical … Continue reading →

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Nuclear NonProliferation, a NonKilling Index, and Nobel Prize Demographics

International Journal on World Peace Posted on September 7, 2018 by adminSeptember 7, 2018

Introduction to IJWP, September, 2018 Only people over 75 years of age can remember a world without nuclear weapons—a world before humans could end life on earth as we know it in a few hours. The possession of nuclear weapons by a few poses a threat to all. During the Cold War, the nuclear weapons race between the United States and the Soviet Union was rooted in a doctrine appropriately called MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction). … Continue reading →

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Positive Peace and Transcendent Values

International Journal on World Peace Posted on July 16, 2018 by adminJuly 16, 2018

Introduction to IJWP, June 2018 Positive peace is more than the absence of war and more than the absence of structural violence and oppression. Positive peace alludes to a world in which everyone has more than their basic needs met and has an opportunity to be healthy, pursue their dreams, and enjoy their relationships. Positive peace can be guided by science, but it is motivated by ideals and values. Since the rise of science and … Continue reading →

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The Evolution of State and Global Social Consciousness

International Journal on World Peace Posted on March 10, 2018 by adminNovember 7, 2018

Introduction to IJWP, March 2018 Grow…  seeds of evolution Revolution never won It’s just another form of gun To do again what they have done With all our brothers’ youngest sons —Mike Pinder, “Lost in a Lost World” in The Seventh Sojourn, by the Moody Blues The desire for social change has many times led to revolutionary fervor and the excitement for quick destruction of the old order, with the belief that society will magically … Continue reading →

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Functional or Social Integration? The European Union at 60

International Journal on World Peace Posted on November 30, 2017 by adminNovember 30, 2017

Table of Contents Purchase Online Introduction to IJWP, December 2017 This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the Rome Treaties that created the European Economic Community (EEC). Since the origins of the nation-state system with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, it has been a long arduous path towards a stable and peaceful international system. The process, which began in Europe as a treaty among warring kingdoms, led to an international state system represented by … Continue reading →

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Conflict Transformation: Thoughts on the 100th Anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution and Recent Peace Agreements

International Journal on World Peace Posted on October 10, 2017 by adminOctober 10, 2017

Introduction to IJWP, September 2017 This issue of IJWP coincides with the 100th anniversary of the October Revolution in Russia in 1917. In 19th century Europe, there had been a large-scale industrial revolution created with capital investment that produced massive amounts of goods. Heavy industry produced steel for railroads, ships, and other products that dramatically transformed traditional societies rooted in agriculture, family, and local communities. This social transformation affected businesses, jobs, and lifestyles as much … Continue reading →

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