ERIC Number: ED288780
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Mar-28
Pages: 17
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Pathways of the American Peace Movement and the Increasing Role of Intercultural Relations.
Smith, Robert Charles; Lischin, Stevi
Four major pathways the U.S. peace movement has followed may be identified as: (1) pacifism; (2) conscientious objection; (3) antimilitarism; and (4) internationalism. Those individuals following pacifism have held a personal dedication to participate in no war or violent revolution. Conscientious objectors have held a selective objection against participation in one particular war but not necessarily in another. Those individuals following antimilitarism oppose military influence over civil affairs. Internationalists have held the commitment to build among nations the institutional mechanisms necessary to preserve order and provide non-violent means for resolving disputes. The peace movement of the 1980s is typified by the four part program of a new postwar coalition opposed to the arms race, called the Mobilization for Survival. The coalition pressed to eliminate nuclear weapons and nuclear power, to stop the arms race, and to fund human needs. Those in the peace movement can open new pathways by breaking resistance to the peace movement such as increasing their understanding of media and avoiding the images that detract from their essential purpose. An important step will be taken when intercultural relations become an integral part of the peace movement. The basic rationale for including intercultural relations in the peace movement is that the more the people of the world know of one another, the less discord and distrust there will be among them. (SM)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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