Johan Galtung's Negative and Positive Peace

What does it mean to have peace? Is it the absence of violence, or do there need to be more factors in place to ensure a peaceful society? This video will explore Johan Galtung's ideas of Peace, and introduce the concepts of direct violence, structural violence, and cultural violence.

Sources:

Galtung, Johan. Peace By Peaceful Means: Peace and Conflict, Development and Civilization. Sage Publications, 1996.​
Global Politics Guide, 2017, International Baccalaureate.
Heywood, Andrew. Global Politics. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Murphy, Robert, and Charles Gleek. Global Politics: Supporting Every Learner across the IB Continuum. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited, 2016.

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