Knowledge can create peaceful realities in addition to serving as
an intellectual tool for peace-making. This is why pragmatist
assessment of social science should avoid looking exclusively at
the instrumental value of different paradigms. This book
investigates the realities that positivism, anti-determinism,
symbolic interactionism, social constructivism and critical theory
create, and the tools they offer for a peace researcher and a peace
practitioner. In essence, Paradigms of Peace looks at what social
science can give to the humanity's search for peace and then offers
an agenda for peace research.Using constructivist pragmatist
metatheory to guide the assessment of the merits of different
social science approaches to peace, this book suggests completely
new ways of looking at the theory of peace and war. Difficult
theoretical and philosophical constructs are presented but always
supplemented with real-life examples, making it practical and
relevant to both a research and policy-making level.Perfect for
students and professionals of international relations, political
science, peace and reconciliation studies, conflict and war studies
and history.
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