Why read Peter Wallensteen?

Book cover of Peter Wallensteen: A Pioneer in Making Peace Researchable: With a Foreword by Jan Eliasson and a Preface by Raimo Vayrynen

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This book provides a broad overview of what peace research is all about by an author who has been involved in the field for more than half a century. Among other things it gives a unique review of how peace research emerged in Sweden as the author was a key…

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Raphael Cohen-Almagor

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Peter Wallensteen is a peace academic and activist who was involved in many initiatives to resolve conflicts. I have been following his extensive scholarship for many years.

This book is his magnum opus. Wallenstein opens this erudite and comprehensive volume with an autobiographical account of his upbringing and what brought him to make peace research the focal point of his life. Part II deals with ethics, the use of sanctions in international relations, peace mediation, and the role of international organisations, especially the United Nations, in settling conflicts. Part III focuses on war while Part IV focuses on peace and…

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