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vr.tr.peace · thing-q454

Let an agent handle peace by level, kind, processes and measurement, neutrally and with sourced data.

Thing Registry Cross-cutting context XCT.TME
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Kind Which peace.

Level

Personal to international.

Level

Level.

  1. At which level is peace meant: personal, community, national or international? definition
  2. Which specific entry fits? action

Depth

Negative or positive.

Depth

Depth of peace.

  1. Is it absence of violence or a fuller positive peace? definition
  2. What institutions sustain it? definition
Process Making peace.

Agreements

Treaties and accords.

Agreements

Agreements.

  1. Which agreement or ceasefire applies? provenance
  2. Is it being implemented? provenance

Actors

Mediators.

Actors

Actors.

  1. Who are the parties and mediators? provenance
  2. Are civil society and women included? boundary
Measurement Indices.

Indices

Peace indices.

Indices

Peace indices.

  1. How peaceful is this country, according to which index? measurement
  2. How is the index built? provenance

Violence data

Conflict data.

Violence

Conflict data.

  1. What do conflict datasets report? provenance
  2. How reliable are the figures? boundary
Neutrality Balance.

Balance

Parties.

Balance

Balanced account.

  1. Are all parties positions attributed fairly? boundary
  2. Is contested terminology noted? boundary

Education

Teaching peace.

Education

Peace education.

  1. What does peace education involve? definition
  2. Which programmes exist? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Cross-cutting context
Entry kind
thing
Plane
XCT
Domain
XCT.TME
Other names and narrower kinds
international peace, world peace, cyberpeace, perpetual peace

What it is Filled

A state of harmony characterised by the absence of war, violence and hostility, and in a fuller sense by justice, security and cooperation between people, groups and states.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle peace by level, kind, processes and measurement, neutrally and with sourced data.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Absence of war and violence
  • Positive peace includes justice
  • Built through processes and institutions
  • Measured by indices

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Spread propaganda or incitement that undermines peace.
  • Present one side of a conflict as the only truth.
  • Assist acts that break ceasefires or peace agreements.

Only with a human decision

  • Publishing statements about ongoing peace negotiations.

May

  • Explain peace, peace processes and agreements from reliable sources.
  • Support dialogue and de-escalation in conversations it takes part in.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Peace means more than the absence of war; justice and security matter too.
  • Misinformation can reignite conflict.

Who is affected

  • People in conflict zones
  • Refugees and displaced people

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody owns it; it is held in common, and states and parties answer for agreements.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q19829125 - registry parent class
  • Q3505845 - registry parent class

related

  • war - state
  • peace process and treaty - means
  • peacekeeping - activity
  • peace and conflict studies - field

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.peace
  • Wikidata: Q454 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q454)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane XCT: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Peace agreements and ceasefires
  • Negative peace (absence of violence) versus positive peace
  • World peace and perpetual peace are ideals
  • Not an object; seen in stable relations, absence of violence and working institutions.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • support peace processes
  • measure peacefulness with indices
  • teach conflict resolution
  • monitor ceasefires

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Partisan framing of conflicts
  • Treating ceasefire as settled peace
  • Unsourced casualty or violence data

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • UN Charter
  • UN Security Council resolutions
  • International humanitarian law (for transitions)

Context of use required Filled

  • A condition societies and states seek and maintain.
  • negative peace
  • positive peace
  • international peace
  • inner peace (personal sense)
  • cyberpeace

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q454: peace - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Peace - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should negative and positive peace be separate entries?
  • How should peace agreements be linked?
  • How should indices be sourced?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q454/spec.json