The World Peace Foundation or WPF, created in 1910,
is a philanthropic foundation for research into
peace process
A peace process is the set of political sociology, sociopolitical negotiations, agreements and actions that aim to solve a specific armed conflict.
Definitions
Prior to an armed conflict occurring, peace processes can include the prevention of ...
es affiliated with
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at
Tufts University
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.
is the director ,
having become director in 2011.
The WPF founded the journal ''
International Organization
An international organization, also known as an intergovernmental organization or an international institution, is an organization that is established by a treaty or other type of instrument governed by international law and possesses its own le ...
'', which is the leading journal in the field of International Relations.
Creation
The World Peace Foundation was created in 1910 under the directorship of Edwin D. Mead
and financed by
Edwin Ginn, a wealthy publisher, who initially named it the ''International School of Peace''. Ginn felt that massive financial investments in war should be matched by, at least, modest investments in
Kant's notion of
peace via democracy (''
Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch''). Ginn financed the school, the name was changed to ''World Peace Foundation'', and his endowment allowed the institute to continue after his death in 1914.
Leadership and structure
The initial director of the WPF in 1910 was Edwin D. Mead.
was director from 1993–2010.
WPF was affiliated with the
Harvard Kennedy School
The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly referred to as Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), is the school of public policy of Harvard University, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Harvard Kennedy School offers master's de ...
for the first decade of the twenty-first century.
Alex de Waal became director in 2011, when the WPF moved to
The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
was chair of the board in 2012.
In 2017, the WPF had 6 employees and a budget of .
Aims
The WPF was described by its board chair
Khoury as the "oldest secular peace foundation" in the
United States
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(US). Khoury quoted the original objectives of the WPF as being, "Educating the people of all nations to a full knowledge of the waste and destructiveness of war and of preparation for war, its evil effects on present social conditions and on the wellbeing of future generations, and to promote international justice and the brotherhood of man, and generally by every practical means to promote peace and goodwill among all mankind." He stated that there was no intention to change the aim of the foundation.
Publications
*''International Organization'' (quarterly)
["Back Matter."]
'' International Affairs'', Vol. 23, No. 4, 1947. Published by Royal Institute of International Affairs. .. Founded in 1947.
*''Documents of International Organizations: A Selected Bibliography'' (quarterly)
[J. P. L]
Review of ''Documents of International Organizations: A Selected Bibliography'', Vol. 1, No. 1, 1947.
'' American Journal of International Law'', Vol. 42, No. 3, 1948, p. 770. .
References
External links
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Compendium of Global Arms Trade CorruptionRobert Rotberg's blog, Africa and Asia: The Key Issues
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Organizations established in 1910
Peace and conflict studies
Political and economic research foundations based in the United States
Peace organizations based in the United States
1910 establishments in the United States