What happens when institutions replace identity with obedience? Sociologist Erving Goffman explores how total institutions—like prisons or asylums—reshape human behavior. British MP Eleanor Rathbone responds with a lifetime of advocacy for human dignity, social reform, and women’s autonomy. Together, they ask: can peace survive bureaucracy?

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When do people stand up—and when do they go along?

In this episode of Peace Is Here, host Avis Kalfsbeek explores the insights of sociologist George Homans and humanitarian leader Sophie Delaunay. From factory floors to war zones, we examine how human behavior is shaped by groups—and how peacebuilders can model new forms of belonging.

Robert Paul Wolff’s Political Man and Social Man is available on Amazon (I’m not an affiliate)

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Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez.

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In this special recap episode of the Wolff Peace Series, we explore Section V of Robert Paul Wolff’s Political Man and Social Man—a powerful turn from systems to souls. What kind of people make a society? And what kind of society shapes a person? We revisit four key thinkers—Plato, Durkheim, Riesman, and Erikson—who each reveal how politics lives inside us, not just around us.

Paired with peace warriors like bell hooks, Jean Vanier, Etty Hillesum, and Nimco Ali, this episode invites us to reflect on what it means to build peace not only through policy, but through personality, presence, and care. The political is personal—and that might be where transformation begins.

Robert Paul Wolff’s Political Man and Social Man is available on Amazon (I’m not an affiliate)

Learn more about the series and my books at aviskalfsbeek.com

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Music: Dalai Llama Rides a Bike by Javier “Peke” Rodriguez.

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Try my voice clone “Amaya Calm” on Eleven Labs for your audio book or other creative project: https://try.elevenlabs.io/peace (If you use this link, I earn a small commission)