TY - CHAP AB - This article discusses the work of the Global Peace Index and how peace itself can be characterized in order to analyze its relationship with society. This article explores the various notions and definitions of peace which exist, such as the differences between “Positive Peace” and “Negative Peace.” Peace cannot simply be thought of as “the absence of violence,” there are many complex aspects to take into consideration and which influence the creation of peaceful societies, including political stability, economics, types of government, and business environments, to name but a few. VL - 20 Part 1 SN - 978-1-78190-335-3, 978-1-78190-336-0/1572-8323 DO - 10.1108/S1572-8323(2012)0000020004 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1572-8323(2012)0000020004 AU - McConaghy Clyde ED - Chen Bo ED - Manas Chatterji ED - Hao Chaoyan PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/01/01 TI - The Global Peace Index and the Structure of Peace T2 - Cooperation for a Peaceful and Sustainable World Part 1 T3 - Contributions to Conflict Management, Peace Economics and Development PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 1 EP - 33 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -