Kool draws on recent research to illustrate that whilst the control of violence is a reaction to aggression, nonviolence is, by contrast, an active behaviour. The book explores a wide survey of theories and examples, spanning ideas in cognition, motivation and behaviour that will provide students with an engaging entry point to the subject.

V. K. KOOL is a Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York, USA.

Understanding and measuring nonviolence
Human aggression
Cognition and self-control: The engine and brakes of nonviolence
Motivation: The fuel of non-violence
The non-violent individuals: Who are they?
Conflict resolution
The role of psychology of nonviolence in the 21st century.