Global Peace and Security Lecture Flashcards

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the seven major trends in global security, Galtung's Violence Triangle, the distinctions between positive and negative peace, and the UN approaches to peace operations.

Human mobility

The movement of people across borders or within countries due to conflict, persecution, economic opportunities, environmental disasters, or climate change.

Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)

Persons who are forced to relocate but remain within their own country's borders.

Economic interdependence

A condition where countries connect through global trade and mutual interests, making war costly and less likely.

Horizontal inequalities

Disparities between ethnic, religious, or regional groups that are considered particularly dangerous for social stability.

Threat multiplier

A term describing how climate change worsens existing social, economic, and political vulnerabilities.

NPT (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons)

The cornerstone of global nuclear security aimed at preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction.

Peace Studies

An interdisciplinary field that examines the causes of violence, conflict, and injustice while exploring methods for achieving peaceful societies.

Peace Education

The practical application of Peace Studies that teaches knowledge, skills, and values to prevent violence and build cultures of peace.

Negative Peace

The absence of direct physical violence or war, often achieved through ceasefires or military deterrence.

Positive Peace

The presence of justice, equality, and harmonious social relationships that address the root causes of violence.

Traditional Security

A state-centered approach to security focusing on military power, territorial integrity, and national sovereignty.

Non-Traditional Security

A human-centered approach that addresses social, economic, environmental, and health threats rather than just military aggression.

Human Security

A multidimensional framework that places individuals at the center of security, encompassing seven dimensions: economic, food, health, environmental, personal, community, and political.

Direct Violence

Visible and immediate actions that intentionally cause harm, such as war, murder, assault, or terrorism.

Structural Violence

Invisible harm caused by unjust social, political, or economic systems that prevent people from meeting basic needs.

Cultural Violence

Deeply embedded beliefs, values, or ideologies that justify, legitimize, or normalize direct and structural violence.

Johan Galtung

A Norwegian scholar recognized as the father of modern Peace Studies and creator of the Violence Triangle theory.

Peacekeeping

The deployment of neutral personnel to maintain security, monitor ceasefires, and protect civilians in areas where fighting has halted.

Peacemaking

Diplomatic efforts, such as negotiation and mediation, aimed at bringing hostile parties to a political agreement.

Peacebuilding

Long-term measures designed to reduce the risk of conflict by addressing root causes and strengthening national capacities for development and justice.

DDR

A peacebuilding framework standing for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration of former combatants into civilian life.

An Agenda for Peace

The 1992 report by UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali that formalized the framework for peacekeeping, peacemaking, and peacebuilding.

Track I Diplomacy

Official government negotiations between states or groups as a method of peacemaking.

Track II Diplomacy

Informal dialogue among non-state actors used as a peacemaking tool.