Abstract
This paper illustrates Galtung's intellectual life against the background of the birth and development of non-violent thinking in Western society. His impressive ability to suggest decisive ideas for a theory of peace and non-violent conflict resolution pioneered structural non-violent thinking. However, after 1989 he did not complete his innovations, choosing instead an eclectic vision. Nevertheless, he was able to predict the fall of each of the two superpowers that dominated the world at his time.
Keywords
Galtung Non-violence Two kinds of peace Three kinds of violence Conflict as A-B-C Development models Eclectic attitude Political prophecies