Translation of "Nonkilling Global Political Science" Published in the Balkans
April 2012. A translation of Glenn D. Paige’s book Nonkilling Global Political Science in the language of people of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia was published this week by Bosnian publishing house Bosanska riječ. The book (Svjetska Politicka Nauka Neubijanja) will soon be available for purchase from Bosanska riječ's web.
DR Congo Nonkilling School Building Moves Forward
April 2012. The construction of the new "Glenn Paige Nonkilling School" building in Kazimia, DR Congo is progressing well. The project was established by the Great Lakes Africa nonprofit humanitarian organization Mleci (Bemba language for “Nurturing” like mother’s care) and has been accepted by GlobalGiving.org in Washington D.C.
Article Series on Nonkilling in "Psychology Today"
April 2012. This week a series of articles on "The Psychology of Killing and Nonkilling" have started to appear in the prestigious Psychology Today. The first of these articles by CGNK Nonkilling Psychology Research Committee members Darcia Narvaez and Todd Junkins discussed the role of the Ethic of Imagination and the Engagement Ethic in bringing about nonkilling societies.
Scholars’ foray to discover ‘nonkilling’ culture in Korea
March 2012 (Review of Nonkilling Korea: Six Culture Exploration by Claire Lee, The Korea Herald, April 6, 2012). To those used to studying the turbulent modern Korean history, which consists of war, division and an ongoing ideological dispute, the term “nonkilling Korea” may not ring a bell at first.
Festschrift in Honor of CGNK Founder Published in India
March 2012. A collection on essays has just been published in India by the Gandhi Media Centre under the title “Towards a Nonkilling World: Festschrift in Honor of Prof. Glenn D. Paige”. The celebratory “festschrift” is edited by Prof. N. Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the Indian Council of Gandhian Studies and CGNK Honorary Sponsor, Glenda Paige, former CGNV Secretary, CGNK Special Advisors Balwant Bhaneja and Chaiwat Satha-Anand and CGNK Director Joám Evans Pim.
Can Korea Defy Its Deadly Past?
March 2012 (Review of Nonkilling Korea: Six Culture Exploration by Taehwan Kimfrom, Global Asia, Vol. 7, No. 1, Spring, 2012). "Nonkilling" is not so widely used a term as "nonviolence" in the social sciences, and, in particular, political science.
CGNK at the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
February 2012. The Center for Global Nonkilling will be participating in the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates that will be held on April 23-25, in Chicago, United States. This Summit’s topic: "Speak Up, Speak Out for Freedom and Rights" is presented as an opportunity to confront the issue of empowering youth to nonviolent action, celebrating the transformative power of speech and individual activism.
"Nonkilling Psychology" Book Released
February 2011. The Center for Global Nonkilling has just released its latest book Nonkilling Psychology, which includes a selection of eighteen chapters prepared by members of its Nonkilling Psychology and Neuroscience Research Committees and edited by Daniel J. Christie and CGNK Director Joám Evans Pim. The volume can be downloaded for free from CGNK's website and paperback copies can be ordered at US$ 15.
CGNK co-sponsors International Conference on Music, Power and Liberty
February 2012. The Center for Global Nonkilling is co-sponsoring the International Conference on Music, Power and Liberty organized in Paris on February 3-4 by the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy Research.
"Nonkilling Korea: Six Culture Exploration" Published
January 2012. The Center for Global Nonkilling has just released its latest book Nonkilling Korea: Six Culture Exploration, which includes a selection of eight chapters from the "Nonkilling Korea: Six Culture Exploratory Seminar" convened by the Asia Center/Seoul National University and the Center for Global Nonkilling in Seoul during August 18-19, 2010. The book has been simultaneously published in two separate editions by CGNK and the Seoul National University Press.
