Elise Boulding: Writings on Peace Research, Peacemaking, and the Future

This volume honors the lifetime achievements of the distinguished activist and scholar Elise Boulding (1920–2010) on the occasion of her 95th birthday. Known as the “matriarch” of the twentieth century peace research movement, she made significant contrib

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J. Russell Boulding Editor

Elise Boulding: Writings on Peace Research, Peacemaking, and the Future

Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice Volume 7

Series editor Hans Günter Brauch, Mosbach, Germany

More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/15230 http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/PAHSEP.htm http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/PAHSEP_Elise_Boulding.htm

J. Russell Boulding Editor

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Editor J. Russell Boulding Bloomington IN USA

Acknowledgement The photograph on the title page and others in this volume were taken from the personal photo collection of the editor who also granted the permission for publication in this volume. Special thanks to Sebastian Rottmair, creator of the UN Job List and the Little Peacemaker website, for the image on the cover of the Swords Into Ploughshares statue at the UN garden: https://www.rottmair.de/2010/12/17/swords-into-plowshares/. A book website with additional information on Elise Boulding, including videos and his major book covers is at: http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/PAHSEP_Elise_Boulding.htm. ISSN 2509-5579 ISSN 2509-5587 (electronic) Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice ISBN 978-3-319-30986-6 ISBN 978-3-319-30987-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-30987-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016945845 © The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Copyediting: PD Dr. Hans Günter Brauch, AFES-PRESS e.V., Mosbach, Germany Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland

For the 96th birthday of my mother Elise Boulding

Introduction and Overview

Elise Boulding as Peace Researcher, Peacemaker and Futurist This is the second of four volumes devoted to the life and writings of Elise Boulding. The first volume (PAHSEP 06) includes information about her life an