On the genesis of peaceless worlds
Insane nations and insane states
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12439342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Johan Galtung (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 1998-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327949pac0401_1 |
| OpenAlex | W2042625488 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
To understand the peacelessness of the world, a psychology of states and nations is useful. Violence, as in war, is a form of psychopathology, with its insensitivity to the suffering of others. The psychopathology is located not in the people or their leaders but in the way states and nations are programmed to behave, particularly in crises when they act, even think, as one person. Especially for big powers, but also for nations whose nationalism is centered around chosenness, that personality is identified as narcissistic/paranoid. The origin of the modem state system is traced to the warrior caste and nobles, and their codes in the middle ages, which are linked today to the heads of armies and foreign ministries. Some remedies are indicated
Criminology · History · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2023 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |