Wars and Violence Through the Centuries

authored by

Mathias Bös, Hinrich Rosenbrock

Abstract

This article discusses the complicated associations between war, violence, and wellbeing; this is done through examples from history, with special attention given to the period from 1000 CE to the present. War and violence have had both negative and positive effects on wellbeing. These effects are often highly differentiated between groups in society and consequences differ between different groups Sorokin’s “principle of diversification”. The distribution of positive and negative effects of war is related to the group’s position within the conflict system. The complex interplay of violence, war, and wellbeing is reflected in some general historical trends, such as the changing trajectories of state formation, colonization, and the monopolization and sometimes de-monopolization of power and the means of violence.

Organisation(s)

Sociology Department

External Organisation(s)

Philipps-Universität Marburg

Type

Contribution to book/anthology

Pages

75-97

No. of pages

23

Publication date

2015

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Sciences(all), Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all), Business, Management and Accounting(all)

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9178-6_4 (Access: Closed)