Fry, Souillac, Liebovitch et al. focus on using a scientific method of analysis regarding anthropological works on indigenous societies in order to demonstrate the way in which peace can be created and maintained, both…
This piece provides an introduction to Peace Studies within History, emphasising the social nature of the study. Dungen and Wittner stress the importance of peace studies within history as ‘rediscovering’ those…
Sponsel writes about the Tasaday peoples, an indigenous group living in the Lake Sebu area in Mindana, Phillipines. He discusses the symbolic relevance of the Tasaday, and how they are representative that humans are…
A case study of the Mbendjele people in Northern Congo, and their indigenous belief of ‘ekila,’ which is an abstract construct present in every area of their life. Ekila mandates their behaviour and attitudes to one…
This chapter provides an introduction and critical analysis of the way anthropological research illustrates peaceful societies, which can be utilised to remove the western narrative that war is a necessity. The main…
This article illustrates the contrasting perspectives of US and Iran on Iran’s possible acquisition of nuclear power status, highlighting how the idea of security is both reinforced and challenged by this possibility,…
Cortright undertakes a historical analysis of the creation of Peace organisations from the eighteenth century through to the early twentieth century, predominantly in Europe and the USA. He begins by investigating the…
Bonta analyses the way in which twenty four peaceful societies such as the Semai, the !Kung, and the Nubian peoples utilise methods of conflict resolution, revolving around maintaining harmony. These methods include…