Poli-sci profs edit new book

The discipline of peace research has reached a critical impasse, where the ideas of both “realist peace” and “democratic peace” are challenged by contemporary world events. Dr. Toivo Koivukoski, associate professor of political sciences, and Dr. David Edward Tabachnick, professor of political sciences, explore the disciplines of peace in a new book of essays they have edited, The Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought (Laurier Studies in Political Philosophy Series). Delve into this compilation, addressing the contribution that political theories of modern political philosophers have made to our understandings of peace.

By looking back at the great works of political philosophy, this book aims to revive peace as an active question for political philosophy while making an original contribution to contemporary peace research and international relations. The Question of Peace in Modern Political Thought is available for purchase here.

Dr. Koivukoski’s research interests include globalization, international relations and political philosophy.  He is the author of After the Last Man: Excurses to the Limits of the Technological System (2008) and The New Barbarism and the Modern West: Recognizing an Ethic of Difference(2014). Dr. Tabachnick’s research focuses on linking ancient political thought to contemporary politics and ethics. He is the author of The Great Reversal: How We Let Technology Take Control of the Planet and the co-editor of The Ancient Lessons for Global Politics book series.