Mannheim
Di. 16.03.2010, 17:00 bis 19:00
Vortrag
Peace in the Twenty-First Century? The Rise of Peace and Influences on It
Is the EU a role model for the Kantian peace project worldwide?
Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialforschung, Raum A 231
A5,6
68159 Mannheim
Baden-Württemberg
Beschreibung:
MZES Public Lecture: Prof. Bruce Russett, PhD (Yale University)
Democracy, trade, and international organizations and norms have been powerful factors in greatly reducing war across much of the world. The clearest case is the EU, but we see it among economically advanced countries generally, and for some poor countries as well. Is the European Union a role model for the Kantian peace project worldwide?
A decline in the number and especially the severity of violent conflicts between and within states is one of the least-recognized global trends of the past 60 years. Daily news reports may seem to cast doubt on this trend’s existence, but data collected by researchers on conflict, violence, and war clearly show that it is real.
The Kantian peace project - gradually integrating more nations more firmly into the system - may be stalled for the moment, but it still shows a reasonable way forward for the long run.
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