Journal of Pacifism and Nonviolence

the journal of pacifism and nonviolence aims to examine: the varieties of approaches to nonviolence and pacifism; accusations against pacifism; tensions between pacifism and nonviolence; theories and practices outside the global north; the multiple consequences of violence; violence and nonviolence in political thought; the relationship between violence/nonviolence and gender, race, and other social identities; the religious roots of pacifism and nonviolence; the place of violence and nonviolence in popular culture; practical nonviolent policies of governance; predominant assumptions concerning violence in ir; the threshold characteristics of ‘violence’; and methodological challenges in the study and pedagogy of nonviolence and pacifism. the journal of pacifism and nonviolence is committed to methodological pluralism and welcomes research employing either theoretical or empirical methods. it is rooted in politics and international relations (including security studies, social movemen