Peace and Conflict Studies emerged as a multidisciplinary field in the early ___
A) 1920s–1930s
B) 1940s–1960s
C) 1960s–1970s
D) 1980s–1990sThe first formal peace studies course in higher education was offered at ___
A) Harvard University
B) Indiana University
C) Swarthmore College
D) Aberystwyth UniversityWho offered the first formal peace studies course?
A) Johan Galtung
B) William Penn Holcomb
C) Gladdys Muir
D) Quincy WrightThe first undergraduate academic program in peace studies was developed by ___
A) Johan Galtung
B) John Burton
C) Gladdys Muir
D) Adam CurleThe Peace of Westphalia was signed in ___
A) 1619
B) 1638
C) 1648
D) 1658Which of the following was NOT one of the treaties signed at the Peace of Westphalia?
A) Treaty of Münster
B) Treaty of Osnabrück
C) Treaty of Versailles
D) Both A and B were signedJohan Galtung founded which peace research institution?
A) UN Peace Institute
B) Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
C) Stockholm Peace Institute
D) Geneva Peace FoundationWhich scholar introduced the concept of “structural violence”?
A) John Burton
B) Kenneth Boulding
C) Johan Galtung
D) Adam CurleLewis Fry Richardson is known for his ___
A) Human Needs Theory
B) Mathematical and statistical study of war
C) Track Two Diplomacy
D) Feminist peace researchQuincy Wright’s seminal work A Study of War was published in ___
A) 1939
B) 1940
C) 1942
D) 1945The concept of the “third side” in conflict resolution was introduced by ___
A) Kenneth Boulding
B) Adam Curle
C) John Burton
D) Lewis Fry RichardsonWhich school of thought argues that conflict is inevitable due to the anarchic nature of the international system?
A) Liberal School
B) Critical School
C) Constructivist School
D) Realist SchoolThe Liberal School of thought in peace and conflict studies is associated with ___
A) Morgenthau (1948)
B) Doyle (1986)
C) Galtung (1969)
D) Wendt (1992)The Constructivist School emphasizes the role of ___ in shaping conflicts
A) Power and military force
B) Economic inequality
C) Ideas, identities, and discourses
D) State sovereigntyWhich of the following correctly represents the evolutionary stages of Peace and Conflict Studies in order?
A) Realpolitik, Traditional, Early Modern, Late Modern
B) Traditional, Realpolitik, Early Modern, Late Modern
C) Early Modern, Traditional, Realpolitik, Late Modern
D) Late Modern, Early Modern, Traditional, RealpolitikThe first chair in International Relations was founded at ___ in 1919
A) Harvard University
B) Oxford University
C) Aberystwyth University Wales
D) Cambridge UniversityJohn Burton is celebrated for developing ___
A) Stable peace concept
B) Human Needs Theory
C) Structural violence
D) Peace economicsWhich founding father of PCS is known for pioneering feminist peace research?
A) Adam Curle
B) Elise Boulding
C) Kenneth Boulding
D) Lewis Fry RichardsonThe Nigerian Civil War took place between ___
A) 1965–1968
B) 1966–1969
C) 1967–1970
D) 1968–1971Which of the following factors facilitated the emergence of Peace and Conflict Studies as a discipline?
A) Historical context of World Wars
B) Humanitarian concerns and human rights movements
C) Academic and intellectual developments
D) All of the above
