James Gilligan
Books by James Gilligan
Violence
by James Gilligan
This book was profoundly important because it said: ‘Don’t try to deal with violence as a moral question of good and ill. It is like a public health matter which is hugely damaging to our society locally and globally and you have to understand it as a question of disturbance and damage.’ When we begin to see violence in that kind of way it begins to open all sorts of new channels to try and deal with violence in society.
Interviews where books by James Gilligan were recommended
The best books on The Psychology of Terrorism, recommended by Lord Alderdice
Terrorism is a misused, overused term. Correctly used, it refers to a specific form of asymmetric warfare. The Northern Ireland peace negotiator tells us how and why it starts and what can end it.
