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In this paper, an attempt will be made to define and describe pacifism from a sociological point of view, i.e., with use of sociological concepts and theories. This is done with two aims in mind: (1) to clarify some theoretical problems in sociology as well as in pacifist ideologies and (2) to point out some hypotheses that might not only be validated theoretically or ideologically but also possibly be tested empirically. We shall make use of this definition of pacifism:
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Johan Galtung (1959) studied this question.
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