Johan Galtung
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| Johan Galtung | |
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| Born |
24 October 1930 Oslo, Norway |
| Alma mater | University of Oslo |
| Known for | Principal founder of peace and conflict studies |
| Awards | Right Livelihood Award (1987) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology, peace and conflict studies, Mathematics |
| Institutions | Columbia University, University of Oslo, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) |
Johan Galtung (born 24 October 1930 in Oslo)[1] is a Norwegian sociologist and mathematician. He is the main founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. He think that peace is not only the absence of war but freedom from poverty and any discrimination. In 1987, he won the Right Livelihood Award.
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- ↑ "FREDSKOMPETENCE & KREATIVITET" (in Danish). Retrieved 1 February 2013.
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