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This volume examines the possibility - or need - of a revitalization of pacifism as a world-political practice. It takes as its point of departure the observation that although 'just war thinking' has long been dominant in Western debates about war and peace, recent events have served to temper enthusiasm about the doctrine. Pacifism has been much less prominent a stance in recent decades, but there is the impression that it may be staging a return. Just war thinking has to a large extent failed. Outright bellicism remains as undesirable as ever. Pacifism presents itself again as a possible alternative. Once upon a time the peace movement was popular, and pacifism with it. Pacifism appealed to people. It stirred hearts and minds. It inspired political action and institutional designs. This volume examines whether pacifism can claim its ground again and how it should be redefined in light of today's world-political circumstances.
Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: Why Pacifism? - Jorg Kustermans, Tom Sauer, Dominiek Lootens and Barbara Segaert.- Chapter 2: War, Hostilities, Terrorism: A Pacifist Perspective - Cheyney Ryan.- Chapter 3: Pacifism as Re-appropriated Violence - Amanda Cawston.- Chapter 4: The Pacifisms of the Peace Movement - Martin Ceadel.- Chapter 5: Tolstoy's Pacifism and the Critique of State Violence - Iain Atack.- Chapter 6: Toward a Global Understanding of Pacifism: Hindu, Islamic, and Buddhist Contributions - Meena Sharify-Funk.- Chapter 7: Judaism, Zionism and Pacifism: Past, Present, Future - Mark H. Gelber.- Chapter 8: Emancipation from Violence through Global Law and Institutions: A Post-Deutschian Perspective - by Heikki Patomäki.- Chapter 9: 'Pacifism', and China's 'Peaceful Rise' and 'Peaceful Development' - Bart Dessein.- Chapter 10: Just Peacemaking as a Bridge to Ecumenical and Interfaith Solidarity for Peace - Nathan Funk.- Chapter 11: Conclusion: On the Appeal of Pacifism - Jorg Kustermans, Tom Sauer and Barbara Segaert.
