Philosophy of Peace

A Special Series of the Value Inquiry Book Series

published by Editions Rodopi

Philosophy of Peace (POP) in conjunction with Concerned Philosophers for Peace, explores socio-political and ethical perspectives on modern warfare, peacemaking, and conflict resolution, including the many forms of domestic and global violence, such as sexism, racism, and classism.
POP invites new manuscripts, whether monographs or anthologies, for scholarly publication.

Concerned Philosophers for Peace is an association of over 500 North American philosophers, organized in 1981, to bring a philosophical perspective to vital issues of war and peace. Topics addressed by CPP members include the Cold War, nuclear and conventional weapons, strategy and ethics, violence and nonviolence, power and domination, institutional violence, the roles of national and global democracy, racism, capitalism, and classism, and related gender studies. These topics and more can be explored in a POP volume.

Published Volumes

• Laurence F. Bove, Walsh College, USA, and Laura Duhan Kaplan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA, Editors. From the Eye of the Storm: Regional Conflicts and the Philosophy of Peace. 1995. VIBS 29.

• Laura Duhan Kaplan, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA, and Laurence F. Bove, Walsh College, USA, Editors. Philosophical Perspectives on Power and Domination: Theories and Practices. 1997. VIBS 49.

• H. P. P. (Hennie) Lotter, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa. Injustice, Violence, and Peace: The Case of South Africa. 1997. VIBS 56.

• Deane Curtin, Gustavus Adolphus College, USA, and Robert Litke, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada, Editors. Institutional Violence. 1999. VIBS 88.

• Judith Presler, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA, and Sally J. Scholz, Villanova University, USA, Editors. Peacemaking: Lessons from the Past, Visions for the Future. 2000. VIBS 105. 

• Alison Bailey, Illinois State University, USA, and Paula Smithka, University of Southern Mississippi, USA, Editors, Community, Diversity, and Difference: Implications for Peace. 2002. VIBS 127. 

• Nancy L. Potter, University of Louisville, USA, Editor, Putting Peace into Practice: Evaluating Policy on Local and Global Levels. 2004. VIBS 164. 

The Value Inquiry Book Series

The VALUE INQUIRY BOOK SERIES, founded in 1992, is a cosmopolitan scholarly program published by Editions Rodopi. It covers all areas of value inquiry, including social and political thought, ethics, applied philosophy, feminism, personalism, pragmatism, religious values, values in education, medical and health values, values in science and technology, humanistic psychology, formal axiology, history of philosophy, post-communist thought, peace theory, law and society, and theory of culture. For further information about Philosophy of Peace or the Value Inquiry Book Series, contact: