New book traces growth of peace research | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › New book traces growth of peace research New book traces growth of peace research Published: October 18, 2011 Author: Renée LaReau A new book by Peter Wallensteen traces the development of peace research over the past six decades as it has become established as a credible academic enterprise that is also relevant to policymakers. “Peace is now ‘researchable’ in the same way that economic growth, health and democracy are researchable,” says Wallensteen, who has been engaged in peace research for more than 40 years. “Its first concern is finding ways to prevent the onset of war and identifying ways to solve disputes peacefully.” The book, “Peace Research: Theory and Practice,” published by Routledge, is a collection of essays by Wallensteen addressing topics at the intersection of peace and ethics, war, history, conflict, sanctions, psychology, policy and diplomacy. Wallensteen is the Richard G. Starmann Sr. Research Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies as well as the Dag Hammarskjöld Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University in Sweden. Peace research first emerged from a series of traumas around the globe, Wallensteen said. Following World Wars I and II and the onset of the Cold War, scholars began forming peace research centers in the United States and Europe in the 1950s and 60s. Today, peace research institutes and departments exist on every continent and in nearly every country, most of them at universities, Wallensteen says, and peace researchers contribute to the development of international studies, development research, security analysis and policy. “Peace Research” “spans a distinguished career of theory, empirical research, and also practice,” says Bruce Russett, the Dean Acheson Research Professor of International Relations and Political Science at Yale University, “showing how social scientists can inform policy and inspire all those who hope to reduce violence in this world.” Contact: Peter Wallensteen, 574-631-0935, pwallen1@nd.edu Posted In: Research Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 05, 2022 Astrophysicists find evidence for the presence of the first stars October 04, 2022 NIH awards $4 million grant to psychologists researching suicide prevention September 29, 2022 Notre Dame, Ukrainian Catholic University launch three new research grants September 27, 2022 Notre Dame, Trinity College Dublin engineers join to advance novel treatment for cystic fibrosis September 22, 2022 Climate-prepared countries are losing ground, latest ND-GAIN index shows For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn