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Peace, community, public good, and social issues
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Peace studies (Peace and Conflict Studies) investigates the causes of violence and the conditions for positive peace—beyond the mere absence of war. Built on Johan Galtung's framework of direct, structural, and cultural violence, it integrates conflict resolution, disarmament, social justice, and human dignity.
The tension between community and individual freedom is a central debate in political philosophy, pitting liberal individualism against communitarianism. Buddhist interdependence (pratītyasamutpāda) offers a third path: the self and community are mutually constitutive, not opposed.
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