Theoretical Inspiration: Three Key Authors
Journal: Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks
Year: 2016

In this chapter, Eichler presents the theoretical inspirations for his book. He starts with Johann Galtung and his distinction between positive and negative peace and his typology of six forms of violence. In the presentation of Raymond Aron, the author underlines the importance of differences between strategy and diplomacy and the criteria of expansion of states. The third key inspiration is connected with Edward Carr and his emphasis on the rational causes and historical accidents. All these a