Nonkilling Political Science
December 2008
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012373985-8.00234-8
In book: Encyclopedia of Violence, Peace, & Conflict
Balwant Bhaneja
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Abstract
The legacy of the past century about the use of the modern technology in the service of ideologies of hate and supremacy continues on. One reality is that mighty nations still believe that they can declare pre-emptive wars, last experienced during the Third Reich and the Soviet period, without qualms. Another reality is that 'terrorists' and 'freedom fighters' continue to indiscriminately kill innocent men, women, and children in their zeal to fulfill anachronistic nationalistic and religious goals. Glenn D Paige, the author of seminal work, Nonkilling global political science, is a veteran of the Korean War and a professor emeritus of political science. He argues that if political scientists, scholars who dedicate their lives to the study of political power in its multifaceted manifestations, do not challenge seriously the assumption of lethality, then political leaders and citizens of the world too cannot be expected to do so. His vision for new politics is to dedicate itself to a diagnosis of the pathology of lethality, and to discover both prescriptions and treatments that can be shared with all who seek to remove killing from global life.
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