In the 4th century BC, a Greek by the name of ___ argued for a universal peace, saying 'I maintain that we should make peace ...., but with all mankind.' And, as you know, the first three letters of his name have come to mean 'equal.'

Peace studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that draws on political science, sociology, history, anthropology, theology, psychology, philosophy, and other fields to:

understand the causes of armed conflict;
develop ways to prevent and resolve war, genocide, terrorism, gross violations of human rights; and
build peaceful and just systems and societies.