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'''Peace''' is normally thought of as a state of non-violence, or an absence of armed conflict. However, [[Johan Galtung]], in introducing the concept of [[structural violence]]<ref>Galtung, J. ''Violence, Peace and Peace Research'' in Journal of Peace Research Vol 6 no3. 1969</ref>, has moved the idea of Peace towards being a state where there is neither violence nor a potential cause of violence in the form of oppression. | |||
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Revision as of 14:18, 15 March 2013
Peace is normally thought of as a state of non-violence, or an absence of armed conflict. However, Johan Galtung, in introducing the concept of structural violence[1], has moved the idea of Peace towards being a state where there is neither violence nor a potential cause of violence in the form of oppression.
- ↑ Galtung, J. Violence, Peace and Peace Research in Journal of Peace Research Vol 6 no3. 1969