Free AccessEditorialThe Psychology of PeaceAlexander Grob Editor-in-ChiefAlexander Grob Editor-in-ChiefSearch for more papers by this authorPublished OnlineJune 11, 2010https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000047PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit SectionsMoreIn this issue, I am pleased to include one of the keynote addresses presented at the 11th European Congress of Psychology in Oslo in July 2009. Johan Galtung is recognized as one of the founders of the field of peace psychology and is affiliated with TRANSCEND International and the World Peace Academy at the Swiss Center for Peace Studies in Basel. The keynote address was invited for print by the previous Editor-in-Chief of the European Psychologist, Rainer Silbereisen, who recognized the topic for its timely relevance and multinational importance. The address is presented here in its original form to give readers who were not in attendance at the congress a chance to read it for themselves.In his keynote address, Dr. Galtung outlines ten conflict cases on five different levels – ranging from the dyadic to the global – on which he worked, with others, to achieve peace; in half of these cases the peace efforts were successful while in the other half such success proved elusive. Many of the conflicts have religious, cultural, and political underpinnings, which no doubt will engender strong emotions in many readers and may be controversial. We invite you to contemplate the approach and its application, and submit a letter to the editor with comments or questions and your perspectives as psychologists on this important topic. We will print as many reactions as space permits, along with replies from Dr. Galtung.Wishing you all the best in your pursuits.Alexander Grob, Department of Psychology, Division of Personality and Developmental Psychology, Missionsstrasse 60/62, 4055 Basel, Switzerland, +41 61 267-0571, +41 61 267-0661, alexander.grob@unibas.chFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 15Issue 2June 2010ISSN: 1016-9040eISSN: 1878-531X tabs.informationEuropean Psychologist (2010), 15, pp. 81-81 https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040/a000047.© 2010Hogrefe PublishingPDF download