Violence, Peace, and Peace Research
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En su trayectoria como campo cientifico, la Peace Research o Investigacion para la Paz reconoce que definir “paz” es, de hecho, una parte fundamental de una estrategia cientifica. En ese contexto, se ha dedicado a conceptualizar paz de forma amplia, dialogica y compleja, tal como diverso y complejo es el mundo. Del mismo modo, definir violencia se convierte en una labor igualmente compleja, una vez que mas importante que llegar a una definicion o a tipologias, -pues hay, evidentemente, muchos tipos de violencia- indicar dimensiones teoricamente significativas de violencia es efectivamente lo fundamental, una vez que nos puede llevar a pensar, investigar y, potencialmente, actuar ante los problemas mas graves de la humanidad. Si la peace action debe ser considerada porque es una accion contra la violencia, el mismo concepto de violencia debe ser lo suficientemente amplio para incluir las variedades mas significativas y, ademas, tambien debe ser lo suficientemente especifico para servir de base para una accion concreta. En esa perspectiva, este articulo pretende presentar una reflexion teorico conceptual sobre paz y violencia en el contexto de la perspectiva critica de los Estudios para la Paz (Peace Studies).
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Galtung argued that violence is structural when it lacks an intentional perpetrator and is instead attributable to policies that shape daily living.
“Galtung (1969) argued that violence is structural when it lacks an intentional perpetrator, instead attributable to policies that shape daily living.”
From Huronia’s lessons: how ableist violence determines health (2025) · cites this paper as Galtung (1969)
Structural violence is a stabilizing force and a tool of governance that shapes distributions of power.
“In the latter analogy, violence functions as a tool of governance that shapes distributions of power.”
From Huronia’s lessons: how ableist violence determines health (2025) · cites this paper as Galtung (1969)
In peace studies, the distinction between negative peace and positive peace is a foundational concept.
“In peace studies, the distinction between “negative peace” and “positive peace” is a foundational concept (Galtung, 1969).”
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- Authors
- Galtung, J.
- Affiliations
- Peace Research Institute Oslo (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Galtung, Johan
- Venue
- Journal of Peace Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1969-09-01
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 167-191
- ISSN
- 0022-3433 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-3578
- OpenAlex
- W2003879332
- Cited by
- 8,283
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 760 · 2025: 669 · 2024: 633 · 2023: 674 · 2022: 721 · 2021: 700 · 2020: 777 · 2019: 481 · 2018: 416 · 2017: 306 · 2016: 360 · 2015: 317 · 2014: 196 · 2013: 227 · 2012: 163
- FWCI
- 24.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Peace Research (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Education for Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Peacebuilding and International Security
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Violence, Religion, and Philosophy
- Keywords
- peace studies, violence, concept of peace, conceptualization of violence, critical peace studies
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