When examining the history of religions and dominant religious narratives, institutions, cultures, ideologies, practices in contemporary world, one is tempted to conclude that religion more problem relating diverse issues war peace. Dominant cultures seem overwhelmingly be causes, express systemic structures, provide ideological, theological, philosophical justifications for violence, war, mili...

Although feminist scholars agree that there exists a systemic relationship between masculinity and militarism, the exact contours of are debatable. Most feminists argue as primary goal, women’s movement ought to seek approaches for abolition rather than using participation in military means enhancing gender equality. Despite admonitions about dangers pursuing equality through service, must also...

The object of institutional discipline: docile body as a primary goal shaping, is defined by Michel Foucault in relation to the position centre power at certain historical moment. Post-Yugoslav artistic cinematography praxis, realised collaboration countries former Yugoslavia, provides space for analysing mechanisms period challenging potential manipulation. On example militarism and its struct...

The image of Japan today is ambiguous. On the one hand there is the rather threatening image of the samurai country that turned out to be, for some mysterious reason, an economic giant; on the other there is the attractive model of the superindustrial society that has successfully solved many of the difficult social problems still being faced elsewhere. The former is a popular view, promoted by...

Abstract In this chapter, we will provide an overview of the evolution Japan’s peacekeeping policy from enactment Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Act in 1992 to era before return Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 2012 (we also briefly mention more recent issues where relevant). The chapter consists three sections. First, outline experiences with personnel contribution United Nations (UNPKOs) and other re...

Using new data from the National Sports and Society Survey ( N = 3993), this study first examines extent to which US adults recognize that sports teach love of country, competition as a way life, respect for military, how be American. We characterize sport society process American Institutionalized Nationalism. Then, multiple regression analyses are used assess dominant statuses, indicators tra...

United States African Command is a unified combatant, which means that it combines both civilian and military functions with its area of responsibility totally dedicated to Africa. Putting the such as aids, building schools other civil hitherto performed by agencies USAID State Department into operational obligations Defence suggests AFRICOM’s utilitarian value in terms benefits Nigeria nil. ca...

Taking inspiration from Neo-colonialism: the last stage of imperialism, by Kwame Nkrumah thesis Lenin that Imperialism (is) highest capitalism, I postulate reparative justice is final decolonization (Nkrumah 1968). Based on argument in Counter-Colonial Criminology imperialism general form all types deviance sense acts seek to invade and colonize private public spaces others, conclude programs a...