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I am a senior research fellow at Oxford University's Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict, where I focus on nonviolence, pacifism, and the critique of just war theory. I am also a founder and co-chair of the Oxford Consortium for Human Rights which conducts human rights workshops for students in Oxford, New York, Geneva, and other ...
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An award in my honor, “The Cheyney Ryan Peace and Conflict...
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Pacifism: The Basics (Routledge, 2021 forthcoming). I am...
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David Mwambari has been a visiting faculty member of our...
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12 Μαρ 2024 · Pacifism as War Abolitionism provides an account of the war system that draws on contemporary sociology, history, and political philosophy. The core of its critique of that system is that war begets war, and hence war will not be ended—or even constrained—by finding more principled ways to fight war, as many imagine.
12 Μαρ 2024 · A new book by ELAC Senior Research Fellow Cheyney Ryan has now been published by Routledge. Pacifism as War Abolitionism draws on contemporary sociology, history, and political philosophy to provide an account of the ‘war system’.
“In an age of perpetual conflict, Cheyney Ryan delivers a courageous and deeply reasoned account of how war can be abolished. Pacifism as War Abolitionism , in contrast to the Just War tradition, focuses on non-violent means for ending the war system that enables endless war.
Pacifism’s contribution to this is practical, by placing the politics of nonviolence at the center of this task. Keywords pacifism – just war theory – war system Pacifism has always been a minority position, if not a marginal one.
14 Μαρ 2019 · The first part articulates a contemporary ‘ethos of pacifism’ and develops a coherent proposition as to what pacifism could—and maybe should—mean today. Cheyney Ryan defends the continuing viability of a pacifist stance in response to the continuing existence and operation of (what he dubs) the war system.
Cheyney Ryan characterizes anti-war pacifism as a position that is fundamentally opposed to war. He distinguishes two types of pacifism: political and personal. As Ryan points out, these types overlap in their opposition to war, yet differ in their logic - in their reasons for being opposed to war.
