Call for Peace:
Johan Vincent Galtung (born 24 October 1930) is a Norwegian sociologist, and the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies.
Positive Peace is defined as the attitudes, institutions and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies. The same factors that create lasting peace also lead to many other positive outcomes that societies aspire to, including: thriving economies. better performance on ecological measures.
What is Negative Peace? IEP's definition of Negative Peace is understood as 'the absence of violence or fear of violence — an intuitive definition that many agree with, and one which enables us to measure peace more easily.
Societies with high Positive Peace have better outcomes on a range of factors that are considered important, such as better per capita growth, better environmental performance, less civil resistance movements or violent political shocks but also better infrastructure to weather the impact from natural disasters.
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Categories:
sociologist, patriotic, peace, poetess,
Form: ABC
Charis, a brightly coloured tomato,Out under the sun, playing hide and Seek. With no care in the world.Responsible! I don't want it mom,Or so she thought.
Charis, a hardworking student,With a zeal to be the best,And very much different from her peers.Legend has it she passed all her test.
Charis, a darling friend to those she adores,Treasured in their hearts.With so much love around her She was destined to fly.
Charis, a great sociologist,With so much potential and Fantastic credentials fear she is a magician.
Charis, my sweet caregiver, She listens and knows just What to say, when to say it And exactly how to say it.
Charis, my beautiful exotic neon flower,With the voice of a thousand nightingale And beauty to match that voice,Chey!!! Kill us oooo, na u biko!.
Charis, a girl after God's own heart,Listening to you song Is like looking into the eyes of God,We feel our maker when you sing.
Charis, in the end you are many things,To numerous to mention.Good and bad, you are still you.You definitely have made my sky blue.
Categories:
sociologist, celebration, cheer up,
Form: Free verse
Don't like the new reality?
Want a change from what you see?
Who can you trust to make the change?
Life's different now, everything's strange.
Remember when,
life was easy, everyone was contented.
Many struggle now to survive, feel resented.
Kid's played outside, without any fear,
Now they don't leave, unless mom and dad are near.
I'm ok, I'm ok, you say, it's no big deal!
Sure, there's troubles elsewhere,
doesn't change how I feel.
You're ok, are you, you try to convince yourself,
When your eyes are closed,
you can't see the need for help.
Scientist, sociologist, economist all agree.
This world is broken, it's plain for all to see.
You cannot fix it at all, even if you try.
The best have tried, and they've long since died.
How to fix a broken world, is not easy to see.
Don't you want a better life for your family?
We all can make a difference, they say,
stop war, make peace.
Humans don't have the cure, for the human disease.
So why not do this,
if you really want a change.
Look to our maker, for the answer.
It's really not so strange.
John Derek Hamilton December 21,2014 revised October24,2015
Categories:
sociologist, family, future, happiness, introspection,
Form: Didactic
“What’s One?”
Guru of algebra: One is One.
Suffrage agitator: One is vote.
Labour party leader: “Claps” is ONE.
Conservative party leader: ONE is “claps”.
Egalitarian: One is ANY.
Sociologist: One is many.
Psychiatrist: One is hidden.
Philosopher: One is what.
Brother polygamist: One is a quarter.
Dictator: 1 is I.
Home Office Minister: ONE is who.
Poet: two are halves of one.
Tunis, March 2010
Categories:
sociologist, funny,
Form: Free verse