PEACEST 1A03 Study Guide - Comprehensive Midterm Guide: Peace Direct, Nonviolence, Johan Galtung

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Peace Studies
• Course: PEACEST 1A03
• Professor: Jorge Fabra- Zamora

Document Summary

The key idea of the course : peace studies. One of the most pressing humanities concern. Peace is not a tangible item, it makes it able to live a flourishing life. Peace is a human creation that we have made for good reasons. You may not realize you"re living in peace until it is taken away from you. Peace is a basic notion used in many different areas. All readings illustrate the problem of defining notions. A virtue of human relationships and social institutions. Direct violence: absence of physical or verbal violence. Structural violence: absence of exploitation, no structure. Absence of cultural violence: discourse justifying violence: no discourse. Cultural violence: culture of peace and dialogue. Mills plaza sept 23 12-1:30 - dapl (peace related event) Goal: the notion of people in a particular field, international relations. Field of research studies the relationships between political entities, states, empires, organization of states (un) ngos, organizations, etc.