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Johan Galtung

Norwegian sociologist and peace scholar

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  • Wikipedia4.8K
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Lived 1930–2024, aged 94Norway
NorwayNorwayAcademicsAcademic
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  • Era
    1930–2024
    Aged 94
  • Known for
    Modern Slavery
    2009
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Updated 2026-06-19

Johan Vincent Galtung was a Norwegian sociologist and the principal founder of the discipline of peace and conflict studies. He was the main founder of the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) in 1959 and was its first director until 1970. He also established the Journal of Peace Research in 1964.

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