Inequality - Conflict Research Beyond Neo-Liberal Discourse

Abstract

This year represents an important moment in peace research. It was 50 years ago when the Journal of Peace Research (JPR) was established and gave crucial impetus for the development of peace research. Under the leadership and guidance of its founder Johan Galtung, the JPR represented a European response to the American conflict analysis approach that neglected the “positive” element in peace studies. Thus, an anniversary of the JPR presents an ideal opportunity for assessing the achievements made in peace research over decades, but also for recognizing the mistakes that have been made, the challenges that lie ahead, and the changes that need to be introduced if peace research is to stay one of the prevailing (and socially significant) approaches in the international relations theory.