Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution Lecture Notes
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What is the primary aim of peace studies?

  • To promote violent strategies in addressing conflicts
  • To perpetuate violence at various levels
  • To escalate conflicts at individual, national, and global levels
  • To establish the conceptual framework for employing nonviolent strategies in addressing conflicts (correct)

What does the text suggest is necessary for the achievement of permanent peace?

  • Increased military presence
  • Collaborative frameworks, innovative social norms, and conflict resolution skills (correct)
  • Enhanced overt acts of violence
  • Cessation of overt acts of violence only

In what dimensions does the issue of violence manifest itself in the contemporary era?

  • Solely in low-technology conflicts
  • Only in global military conflicts
  • Exclusively in domestic violence
  • Across various dimensions encompassing domestic violence, persistent poverty, global military conflicts, terrorism, and counter-terrorism efforts (correct)

What is observed in the context of armed conflict regarding casualty numbers?

<p>Much higher number of civilian casualties compared to military personnel (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is responsible for the occurrence of direct violence according to the text?

<p>Underlying structural, cultural, and personal frameworks (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of peace studies?

<p>Examining factors contributing to violent conflicts (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the Father of Peace Studies?

<p>Johan Galtung (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of peace studies?

<p>To build sustainable peace and address justice issues (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did the first peace studies begin?

<p>In 1948 at Indiana’s Manchester College (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does peace studies aim to prevent and transform through nonviolent means?

<p>Violent conflict (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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