That is why it is so important to attain world peace

In this context it is important to consider the long historical evolution of the concept of peace which has been enriched by progressive definitions of its meaning and by methodologies for its implementation. Johan Galtung himself was influenced very much in his peace thinking by the pacifism of Gandhi, who was concerned to understand the root causes of violence and the nonviolent alternatives to this in the pursuit of truth – satyagrha – a universal human value.