Politics and Political Theory

Headwing Democracy: A Vision for Nepal

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in Kittel, Robert S., Politics and Political Theory, Unification Movement: History, Practices and Projects, Volume XII – (2011)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 12, 2011 – Pages 97-114 Fighting and conflict cannot end in an era of democracy – of brothers. It will only come to an end in the era of parent-centered thought.[1] Nepal is sandwiched between two of the most thriving economies in the world, China and India, yet it remains…
The International Peace Highway: Reflections on its Role for World Peace

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in Politics and Political Theory, Unification Movement: History, Practices and Projects, Volume XI – (2010), Ward, Thomas J.

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 11, 2010 – Pages 199-210 The construction of a bridge and tunnel complex that would connect Russia and the United States via the Bering Strait, along with the building of a tunnel complex to connect Kyushu Island in Japan with Pusan, Korea represent key components of the International Peace Highway which…
The Bering Strait and Korea-Japan Tunnel Projects: A Strategic Planning Model

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in Mickler, Michael L., Politics and Political Theory, Unification Movement: History, Practices and Projects, Volume XI – (2010)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 11, 2010 – Pages 211-225 [W]hen a road is built it changes the course of history. When the International Peace Highway is completed, the world can be physically bound together as one. The road will make it so. Sun Myung Moon, As a Peace-Loving Global Citizen (2009) Reverend Sun Myung Moon…
Toward an “Abel” UN? The Unification Movement and the United Nations

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in Mickler, Michael L., Politics and Political Theory, Unification Movement: History, Practices and Projects, Volume IX – (2008)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 9, 2008 – Pages 49-84 The United Nations has been on the Unification Movement’s (UM)[1] radar screen for some time. It was, after all, UN forces who liberated Rev. Moon from captivity at Hung Nam labor camp during the early stages of the Korean War (1950-53). In subsequent years, Rev. Moon…
The Role of Unification Thought and a UN Peace Council in Solving the Problems of the Middle East

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in Politics and Political Theory, Volume IX – (2008), Ward, Thomas J.

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 9, 2008 – Pages 85-118 Organizations founded by Reverend Moon have been involved in a variety of projects in the Middle East over the past four decades. The Professors World Peace Academy (PWPA), News World Communications, the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), Religious Youth Services (RYS), and Service for Peace (SFP)…
Unification Politics in Theory and Practice

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in Hendricks, Tyler O., Politics and Political Theory, Volume VI – (2004-2005)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 6, 2004-2005 – Pages 61-84 As he introduced the Reverend Sun Myung Moon on a national speaking tour in October 2004, George Augustus Stallings, leader of the American Clergy Leadership Conference, called for the formation of a “religious democratic party.” While this announcement came late in his ministry, Reverend Moon…
Headwing Philosophy and the Law of Nations

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in Anderson, Gordon L., Politics and Political Theory, Volume VI – (2004-2005)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 6, 2004-2005 – Pages 85-96 In the 1970s, as the Green Party organized, they adopted a slogan “Neither left, nor right, but in front.” It was a slogan of environmental activists and sought to promote certain neglected values in opposition to the values championed by the established political parties. Nevertheless,…
American Democracy and the True Society

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in Anderson, Gordon L., Politics and Political Theory, Volume II – (1998)

Journal of Unification Studies Vol. 2, 1998 – Pages 95-122 This essay argues that the American system of government, with some reform, can provide a foundation for the “true society,” or the “Kingdom of Heaven on Earth” envisioned in the Divine Principle. While the basic principles enshrined in the American Constitution and the Bill of…