Citation

Smoker P. J. Peace Res. 1981; 18(2): 149-157.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/002234338101800203

PMID

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Abstract

Peace may be conceived of not only as the absence of physical or structural violence, but also positively as harmony between culture and structure. In that case, the values of a society must be known in order for us to assess the degree of peace. Since 'small peace' presupposes a shared symbolic reality, most instances existing today are small -- e. g., religious communities -- and 'world peace' will have to consist of a multitude of 'small peaces', which may also contain what the outsider will define as structural violence.