Nonkilling Global Political Science

About the Book

This may be the first book in the English language to have the word “nonkilling” in its title. It invites all who study political science throughout the world and other concerned readers to consider seriously the question, “Is a nonkilling society possible?” The book proceeds to offer grounds for taking such a possibility seriously, and explores the implications of such an assumption for political science, for global problem-solving, and for needed new transitional institutions.

About the Author

Glenn D. Paige is professor emeritus of political science, University of Hawai‘i, and the founder and president of the nonprofit Center for Global Nonviolence in Honolulu. He has taught at Seoul National University (1959-61), Princeton University (1961-67), and the University of Hawai‘i (1967-92), where he introduced undergraduate courses and graduate seminars on political leadership and nonviolent political alternatives. A Korean War veteran, he is the author of The Korean Decision: June 24-30, 1950 (1968), The Scientific Study of Political Leadership (1977), and To Nonviolent Political Science: From Seasons of Violence (1993).