At the heart of Science for Peace’s publications programme is our extensive online archive of newsletter articles, conference papers, and occasional papers. These files are a mix of text and PDF, augmented by audio and multimedia files.
In addition, Science for Peace publishes, using more traditional technology, books, a quarterly newsletter, and topical pamphlets, some of them also available for download.
Science for Peace publications
Statements
This category contains historically important declarations as well as statements by Science for Peace itself.
In November 1991, following on from discussions at an international symposium on academic freedom, six academic institutions and Science for Peace co-organized a meeting on codes of ethics.
July 9, 2005 marked the fiftieth anniversary of a momentous declaration by eleven eminent scientists, led by Lord Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein: a warning that the survival of humankind requires the abolition of warfare.
In December 2009 Science for Peace published an open letter on climate change addressed to the Government of Canada. Over 550 Canadian Faculty members signed the letter that called for immediate and drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The letter pointed out that the time frame of reductions is critical and should be dictated by earth’s physical environment and not by political or short-term economic considerations. The scale is global: climate knows no boundaries; Canada’s emissions harm people everywhere.
Backgrounders
This category contains background papers written for Science for Peace.
Briefs and Essays
Here is a list of conference papers, occasional papers and Bulletin articles, sorted by author.
- Alan Phillips
- Eliminate Launch on Warning
- No Launch on Warning
- Barbara Birkett
- It's A Matter of Vision
- Bev Delong
- The Nuclear Abolition Imperative
- Bill Bhaneja
- Towards a Federal Department of Peace in Canada
- Bob Baxter
- Extraterrestrials Have Problems Too
- Cameron Harrington
- Roundtable on Freshwater
- Chandler Davis
- Chomsky and others look at the crisis
- David Suzuki
- Science Matters: Taking the planet for a spin
- Derek Paul
- 25 Years of Science for Peace
- Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology
- Climate Change and Carbon Taxes
- Culture of Peace-Culture of War
- Electrical Energy Consumption: The Human Side of the Problem
- Pugwash Conference
- The Roundtable on Forests
- The Work of the Global Issues Project and the Wasan Action Framework
- Writing a Letter to the Prime Minister
- Ed Daniel
- Working Group on Genetics and Biotechnology
- Floyd Rudmin
- Round-Table Conferences: An Application of Small-Wins Theory
- Social Science Commentary on Abu Ghraib
- Hani Kim
- Military Research and Canadian Universities
- Two Koreas: One Hope for Peace
- Hanna Newcombe
- Rational Scheme for a Reformed UN Security Council
- Helmut Burkhardt
- New Concepts of Security
- Step One: Reducing the Ecological Footprint by Changing Technology
- The Role of Media For Sustainability
- Third Interdisciplinary Conference on the Evolution of World Order: From Knowledge to Sound Policy and Action
- Janis Alton
- International Peace Bureau in Alexandria, Egypt
- Jean Smith
- Governments Lie
- In Response
- Joe Cummins
- Terminators Galore!
- Joe Vise
- For Peace and Reconciliation in Israel and Palestine
- John Bacher
- Petrotyranny: 9/11 Causes and Responses
- John Foster
- Petroleum, Power and Fear: Challenges for Canada
- John McMurtry
- Action and Understanding
- Excerpt from 'Understanding 9-11 and the 9-11 Wars'
- The Science for Peace Vocation
- Why is there a War in Afghanistan?
- John Valleau
- Organising A Campaign Against Space Weapons: A Draft Treaty And A Planning Conference
- Rebuttal to Globe & Mail "Star Wars" Editorial
- The Ballistic Missile Defence Issue: SfP and NOOS
- Judith Deutsch
- Findings on Extreme Violence
- Gaza -- Humanitarian Emergency and the Threat of Nuclear War
- Gaza and Israel
- The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
- Julia Morton-Marr
- Canadian Peace Education Conference Report
- Global Sustainability Education Video Conference
- Kabir Joshi-Vijayan
- The Myth of Peacekeeping:
- Kate Dewes
- David Lange's Peace Legacy Lives On
- Metta Spencer
- Canadian Foreign and Defence Policy and Global Security (report)
- Climate Change and the Coming Energy Crisis (article)
- Wanted: Writers Who Will Work for Change
- What the Presidential Candidates Say - and Don't Say
- Michael Mandel
- This war is illegal and immoral, and it won’t prevent terrorism
- Murray Thomson
- Militarism in Canada Today: What do we do about it?
- Nancy Olivieri
- From the President's Desk
- Nick Dyer-Witheford
- Military Related Research at the University of Western Ontario
- Oliver Brandes
- Water Crisis
- Paul Hamel
- Aiding & Abetting War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
- Environment and War
- From the President
- From the President
- Justifications and Racism: Hiroshima Day - August 2, 2004
- September 11: Then and Now Conference and Workshops
- Structural Violence
- The Reciprocal Signalling Cascade Between State and Non-State Terrorists
- War as an Institution
- Peter Nicholls
- Report from Europe - November 2003
- UK CND goes mainstream - Golden Anniversary Meeting
- What is to be done? - a report on war and anti-war from the UK
- Peter Shepherd
- The Kyoto Brief
- Phyllis Creighton
- Canada and Nuclear Weapons
- Geneva in July
- Nuclear Alert
- Nuclear Weapons: Just Say "No"!
- Vancouver World Peace Forum's Vision
- What Can You Do Through Mayors for Peace?
- Where does peace begin?
- Robert Stewart
- Peace Studies
- Rocco Galati
- Canada’s Anti-Terrorism Laws- Bills C36, C22, C35, C42
- Rose Dyson
- Update on OISE/IKIT Research
- Violent Entertainment: The Real Elephant in the Room
- Science for Peace
- Climate Change Research Findings
- Space: The Next Frontier for War?
- Shirley Farlinger
- Science For Peace Renewal
- Students of Science for Peace
- Kyoto primer
- Tadatoshi Akiba
- Peace Declaration
- Theresa Wolfwood
- The Basis of Peace is the Security of the Commons
- Tom Stafford
- Reed Elsevier & the arms trade: profiting from both cause and cure
Obituaries
In its nearly 30 years of activity, Science for Peace has had the honour of being served by many eminent peace activists. Here we remember those who are no longer with us, but who have left their mark on our movement.
- Anatol Rapoport: a tribute
- by Derek Paul in SfP Bulletin Winter 2007: Anatol Rapoport tribute on 2007-02-14
- Eric Fawcett 1927-2000
- by Derek Paul in SfP Bulletin December 2000 on 2000-12-20
- In Memoriam Ross Wilcock
- by Helmut Burkhardt in SfP Bulletin December 2008 on 2008-12-20
- In Memoriam: Admiral Robert Falls 1924-2009
- by Science for Peace in SfP Bulletin January 2010 on 2010-01-08
- In Memoriam: Eric Tollefson 1921-2009
- by Derek Paul in SfP Bulletin January 2010 on 2010-01-08
- In Memoriam: John McRuer
- by Kenneth Mackay in SfP Bulletin April 2009 on 2009-04-14
- In Memoriam: Robert McCallum Baxter
- by Metta Spencer in SfP Bulletin April 2010 on 2010-04-15
- In Memory of Alan F. Phillips MD
- by Science for Peace in SfP Bulletin October 2008 on 2008-09-20
- In Memory of Lynn Trainor
- by John Valleau in SfP Bulletin July 2008 on 2008-06-20
- Norman Alcock, 1918-2007: Grieving, Remembering and Celebrating
- by Derek Paul in SfP Bulletin Summer 2007 on 2007-06-20
- Remembering John Buttrick
- by Jean Smith in SfP Bulletin July 2008 on 2008-06-20
- Walter Josephy 1920-2007
- by David Josephy in SfP Bulletin Summer 2007 on 2007-06-20
Books
Science for Peace has published and continues to publish books in the areas of peace and social justice.
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| Book | Author/s | Brief Description | non-member/ member price |
| Petrotyranny (2000) |
John Bacher | This book illustrates how the deadly trinity of oil, war and dictatorships presents the greatest challenge to humanity at the start of the new millennium. | $30.00/ $10 |
| United Nations Reform: Looking Ahead after Fifty Years (1995) |
ed. Eric Fawcett & Hanna Newcombe | This book provides a unique Canadian perspective. It is designed for the general reader who will gain considerable insight into how the UN operates at present and proposals for reform. | $24.99/ $3 |
| Arctic Alternatives: Civility or Militarism in the Circumpolar North (1992) |
ed. Franklyn Griffiths | Deals with the conceptual and practical problems that must be resolved if the peoples of the Arctic countries are to steer the development of their region away from militarism and towards civility | $19.99/ $3 |
| Unarmed Forces: Nonviolent Action in Central America and the Middle East | ed Graeme MacQueen | Based on a conference entitled “Nonviolence in Violent Contexts,” this book forces us to confront and non-violence in today’s world. | $13.99/ $3 |
| Accidental Nuclear War | ed. Derek Paul et al. | This book details the risks of nuclear weapons as well as suggesting an agenda of arms control initiatives. | $13.99/ $3 |