by Johan Galtung, 17 Feb 2014 – TRANSCEND Media Service

Known as IPRA, founded in 1964 in London–and this author, 34 at the time, is the only surviving founder.  IPRA rotates every two years from one peace research center to the other, and is now in very competent Turkish hands.  And what is more natural than having the 50th anniversary for the hub of peace studies in that hub of the world, Istanbul, 10-14 August this year!!  Hurry up, register!!!

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Today it is hard to believe, but to get IPRA started was as problematic as to launch peace studies in general.

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