Up to:

2001, 2003, 2005, 2007: Rep. Dennis Kucinich of OH and in 2005 Sen. Mark Dayton of MN introduce bills for Dept. of Peace, with a Peace Academy; and

2008-2009: Vision Meeting and Global Stakeholder Summit for a National Peace Academy”

Analysis and comparison.

This history is fine. Almost everyone nation possess similar, and in some cases and more ancient history of peace-loving. However, unfortunately, for 900 years of existence the idea of National Peace Academy in the USA has not found some effective embodiment, which would provide the USA the status of the peaceful and peace country. More likely o­n the contrary, the country becomes more and more militarized and from the middle of the last century it became the leader of aggression and the arms race of modern world. Strange law is: the more peace academies arise in the country, the more it becomes militarized. Or here there is a return law? The more the country becomes militarized, the more in it is created peace academies and institutes which, however, are powerless against militarization. Means, in America non adequate peace academies are created, which serve more «to cover and to mask» wars, than to their overcoming. Traditional peace academies also are subordinated to total military interest. Authors of the National project understand it and correctly underline: «Clearly what we are doing today is not working». If there is this understanding, hence, it is necessary to search for alternative projects. The qualitatively new peace academies are necessary to America today. Such Academy of Harmony/Peace offers to the USA the GHA Global project.

7. “What is the vision for the National Peace Academy? (Vision)

7.1.The premise for the National Peace Academy is to educate in the sense of the etymological root in the Latin, educere, meaning to lead or draw forth. The National Peace Academy will be an educational institution that in its design, policies, and structure “draws forth” principles and policies of peace. The National Peace Academy will embody the best of what is and, at the same time, provide a structure and program that encourages innovation and creativity in theory, processes, and practice for peace and conflict resolution.

Analysis and comparison.

To what peace the National project will “draw forth” if he does not know scientific understanding of peace??? What innovations and creativity «in theory» it will encourage if he does not know any peace theory and if all "theory" is limited by "conflict resolution», making 0,1 % of peace??? Execute these really important aspirations the National project can in o­ne case: when it will include as the basis a science of social harmony as peace theory and «will encourage innovations and creativity» in this theory first of all. Whether can the National project include and encourage Tetrasociology as a science of social harmony and the real peace theory?

7.2.The National Peace Academy is not simply anothereducational institution. The Academy and the process through which it is created will reflect the principles and practices of peace. The point of an education through the National Peace Academy is to provide the full spectrum of the formation of the peacebuilder. A holistic, rigorous development of the peacebuilder o­n all levels is necessary.

Analysis and comparison.

These are strong and ambitious aspirations of the National project. But o­n what they are based? Than are they provided? To answer these plans: 1. «Is not simply another», i.e. not 258^th in the USA and not З91st in the world educational institute; 2. Reflect «principles and practices of peace» - WHAT peace? – Military peace? The peace, subordinated to war by a principle "If you want peace, prepare for war” or the scientific, harmonious peace? 3. Provide «the full spectrum» and «holistic» development of the peacebuilder o­n all levels – for all it the scientific holistic theory of social and individual harmony is necessary. We will repeat o­nce again, that the similar theory is absent in the National project, means, all its remarkable plans are provided by nothing and are groundless. The scientific-theoretical blank in the National project can fill o­nly Tetrasociology as a science of social and individual harmony of the Global project. o­nly this scientific knowledge unfolding the system nature of peace and its building, is capable to provide all formulated ambitious plans of the National project.

7.3.The development of the peace builder is the keystone of the National Peace Academy. From the personal to the professional, from the intuitive to the intellectual, from the familiar to the foreign, the National Peace Academy will ensure the discipline of peace fostering and honoring individual strengths and contributions. The educational program will both develop the self and the understanding of the self’s role and contribution in society.

Analysis and comparison.

That means to be the individual builder of peace is it is known to nobody and a science about it does not exist. Peace by the nature is not individual and social. It is defined by all system of public factors, and not just the individual. Therefore individual «peacebuilder» as «the keystone» contradicts the social nature of peace. It is a position of old individualistic philosophy and unscientific understanding of a society as simple sum of individuals. There are no scientific bases for the statement of a main role of the person and for ignoring of any social peace actors. It is impossible to assert, that peace is necessary o­nly to the individual but it is not necessary to society, therefore the individual, instead of society should build peace. It is false idea.

In the Global project the main builder and «the keystone of peace» is, according to the scientific theory of social harmony, not the individual but sphere social classes of the population, which by the objective position are peaceful, excluding wars. When they become conscious, learning through harmonious education a science of social harmony then they become conscious and is the sole adequate builders of global and harmonious, i.e. indestructible, peace. The peace reasons lay at level not individuals, and at level of the sphere classes and their natural harmony which, however, demands comprehension and knowledge through system of general harmonious education. The individual can o­nly more or less is included in process of peace creation of the sphere classes, can influence this process but it never can be the solving peace actor. The main scientific-theoretical advantage of the Global project consists in the theory of the sphere classes as actors of social harmony and harmonious peace.

7.4.The National Peace Academy will help define the peacebuilding profession. It is a whole systems design approach to the field of peacebuilding within and among government, business and civil society.

Analysis and comparison.

Here the National project go out for the bounds of person o­n level of «government, business and civil society» but does not define their role in the peacebuilding process. A limit of the National project is a civil society. But it does not rise o­n society level as a whole, o­n which o­nly and there are the roots of peace and real field of peacebuilding. It speaks o­ne: the National project does not own a scientific paradigm of society as a whole, harmonious society first of all. Such paradigm contains in the Global project.

7.5.We envision a National Peace Academy to be an interdisciplinary, academically rigorous program, graduating the next generation of peacebuilders who will bring their unique background to the corporate, nonprofit, and government workplace.

Analysis and comparison.

On what scientific theory will be based «the next generation of peacebuilders»? In what will be their novelty in what scientific knowledge? If such science is not present in the National project any new generation of peacebuilders it to prepare is not capable. o­n the contrary, the Global project, possessing a scientific paradigm of peace, is capable to prepare «the next generation of peacebuilders».

In accomplishing this vision, the National Peace Academy will:

7.6.Create an interdisciplinary graduate program that intersects with and ties together the many disciplines within the social and physical sciences, the natural and life sciences, the arts and humanities, and the professional fields of engineering, business, medicine, and law.

Analysis and comparison.

The similar interdisciplinary program can be created o­nly o­n the basis of integrated theoretical vision of society and understanding of a role of each sphere in maintenance of peace and peacebuilding. This vision reveals in the Global project through the list of chairs and disciplines.

7.7.Provide a core competency in ethics and character education, emphasizing the development of o­ne’s own peace capacities.

Analysis and comparison.

The Global project fully shares ethical character of education and its key role.

7.8.Research, develop, and offer peacebuilding policy and action options at the local, state, and federal levels for the peaceful resolution of domestic and international tension and conflict.

Analysis and comparison.

They are the traditional researches and offers with almost zero effect. «Peaceful resolution of domestic and international tension and conflict» can o­nly for a while and o­nly from above extinguish a conflict fire. The Global project includes system of qualitatively other researches and resolutions eradicating the reasons of conflicts.

7.9.Coordinate peace studies, research, and advocacy, filling in spaces that others are not doing, and cooperating and collaborating to draw o­n the strengths of all in a synergistic synthesis, including establishing a peace library and internet link to other peace literature, writings, and information.

Analysis and comparison.

Aspirations to «cooperating and collaborating to draw o­n the strengths of all in a synergistic synthesis» are certainly necessary peace qualities, o­n which basis the Global project offers «cooperating, collaborating and synergistic synthesis» with the National project, and also hopes and expects similar aspirations from its side.

7.10. A unique, distinguishing feature of the National Peace Academy, and indeed of its design process, is that from the very beginning it represents a partnership of business, civil society, and government. Peace is everybody’s business, and everybody, across the board, needs to work hand in hand for a culture of peace to emerge and be sustained.

Analysis and comparison.

The Global project also is based o­n «a partnership of business, civil society, and government». The Global project is already presented to the governments of 12 countries and will be presented still in 10. The Global project assumes creation of the own business structures (publishing house, information technologies, building, etc.) through which it will be connected with other commercial enterprises. Both projects could develop similar partnership jointly. In particular, we invite leaders of the National project to join the GHA letter to President Obama as the endorsement.

7.11. In short, peace is good for business. The National Peace Academy will be the first program in the United States to study the “business case for peace” and developing a business mindset and associated business systems for peace.

Analysis and comparison.

Really, it is so. Harmonious education with its innovative educational and information technologies, which promise a birth of the new world markets of services of the harmonious education, harmonizing IT and also to build the schools and Academies of harmonious education with essentially new architecture and internal educational interior corresponding to requirements of harmony unfolds especially wide prospects for business. Similar business in harmonious peace and education, presented in the Global project, could be o­ne more platform of partnership of two projects. Harmonious/peace education inseparably linked with «developing a business mindset .. for peace», therefore the Global project is opened for training programs «business case for peace» of the National project.

7.12.In civil society, nonprofit service organizations, educational institutions, and faith communities are at the forefront of developing and implementing programs that address the root causes of violence, from bullying to child abuse, from gang wars to drug wars, from school shootings to spouse beatings. Many of these programs have proven to be cost-effective but lack the infrastructure support to make much more than anecdotal dents in the problem. At the same time, there is a growing, worldwide professional community of people developing careers and devoting their livelihoods to pre-K through college peace education and training and to applied, o­n-the-ground peacebuilding and conflict transformation in conflict situations around the world.

Analysis and comparison.

The Global project fully shares and is opened for "implementing programs that address the root causes of violence» that makes o­ne more positive platform for partnership of two projects.

7.13.With respect to government, great efforts are being made at all levels to meet the challenges of violence, with primary focus o­n addressing the symptoms ofviolence, both international and domestic.We need government to be just as focused o­n prevention, proactively addressing the root causes of violence.

Analysisandcomparison.

Unfortunately, the modern governments, doing some weak steps to violence eradication, keep unconditional strong support to potential military violence, participating in the arms race and constantly increasing military expenses. The states remain until now war tools, instead of peace and harmony. The scientific paradigm of social harmony and new generations of young citizens, which will pass all steps of general harmonious education since preschool centers and finishing Harmony/Peace Academies are necessary for states transformation in tools of peace and harmony. It is very long prospect for some decades but o­nly it guarantees transformation of society, population and government in conscious actors of global harmony and peace. Unfortunately, in the absence of an adequate science, the National project does not offer similar long-term perspective but it is offered by the Global project o­n the specified above scientific bases. The GHA suggests to unite resources, possibilities and efforts of both projects in this direction.

7.14.The National Peace Academy will provide a valuable asset to both supplement and complement government resources and capabilities. The NPA will send graduates into government service, consult and advise o­n interagency operations as it supports NPA goals and objectives, and support civil-military work in peacebuilding.

Analysis and comparison.

Certainly, the Peace Academies should use any possibilities for cooperation with the government to form its consciousness and policy in a peace direction. The Global project through the letter to President Obama presented to the American Government a package of strategic offers from 6 points, which are accessible and acceptable to it. Whether is capable the National project to offer to the USA and their government something similar? In any case, the National project could support them and join them, probably having added them by new strategic initiatives useful for the American people. The USA strategic changes are too very fertile field for partnership of two peace-making projects: National and Global.

8.What is the National Peace Academy Design Process? (Design)

The Global Stakeholder Summit, scheduled for March 2-4, 2009, will convene up to 300 people as a balanced representation of the diversity of the various stakeholder communities. The intent of this three-day process of Appreciative Inquiry will be to design a National Peace Academy that will have the support of all its stakeholders and that will contribute to and support a culture of peace for a sustainable future. The design will specify the infrastructure of such an institution, its curriculum, its clientele, and its goals, as well as the broad elements of an implementation plan to realize the National Peace Academy.

At the close of the Global Stakeholder Summit we will know the scope, timeline and responsible parties for these tasks. This is a co-generated process that works when the entire system commits to tasks with shared ownership.

Analysis and comparison.

The National project assumes wide and multiphase process of designing that is its doubtless advantage. A key phase is the Global Stakeholder Summit, scheduled for March 2-4, 2009, will convene up to 300 people. In this connection with a view of partnership the Global Harmony Association (GHA) offers two additions in the Summit agenda:

1.To include the GHA as o­ne of interested stakeholder community of a world civil society in the Global Summit. The GHA contribution to this Summit and designing process is the GHA Global project: “World Harmony/Peace Academy and General Harmonious Education in an Information Society,” (2008) by 80 co-authors from 23 countries, including 9 persons from the USA.

2.Discuss at the Summit this Business project of GHA for the purpose of increase of efficiency of the National project and expansion of peace partnership.

CONCLUSION FROM THE ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON

The analysis convinces us, that, unfortunately, at all indisputable vqlues and constructive details the National project does not overstep the bounds of traditional peace institute and its high ambitions are not provided by a necessary scientific paradigm. Therefore its efficiency threatens to be so low, almost equal to zero, as well as hundreds other similar institutes. Overcome this cardinal lack it can o­nly through association and partnership with the Global project.

Theoretical limitation defines practical limitation. The National project is limited o­nly by Peqce Academy and does not find continuation in schools while in the Global project the Academy is o­nly the beginning and the generator of global general harmonious educqtion in schools and others educational institutions. To overcome this limitation GHA offers competition-partnership development as a way to peace.

Competition-partnership between two projects: National (USA) and Global (GHA) personify the beginning of a new era «a peace race», of which Martin Luther King dreamt: “we must shift the arms race into a peace race”. A peace race is a harmonious competition in a sphere of education, which can be useful o­nly both to the contents and social recognition of these Academies. From this point of view, we made the short analysis and comparison of two Academies projects, have established their advantages and lacks to use as much as possible advantages of each project and to minimize their lacks. The life, objectively, gives rise this competition-partnership as these two projects were born absolutely independently from each other and develop in parallel. Both projects should live and be embodied in practice as much as possible assimilating all useful of each project. It will be their competition-partnership.

The GHA offers the following concrete partner steps:

1. To co-chairmen of the National Project: Lou Ensel, Dr. Dot Maver and Dr. Mark Chupp informthe Global Stakeholder Summit participants about the GHA given Business project for its discussion at the Summit o­n March 2-4, 2009.
2. Create o­n our websites the pages «Competition-partnership of educational peace projects»;
3. Organize in March-April in the USA 3-4 week competitive lectures o­n both projects with their discussion: every day o­n o­ne lecture (2 hours) o­n each project with 3-4 hours of discussion. The Global Project Chair Dr. Leo Semashko will be glad to read o­n this project the lectures series, of which subjects will be coordinated with the National project Chairs. Dr. Leo Semashko can to participate in these lectures/discussions if all expenses of a trip and residing and also the certain fee will be paid to him and its assistant
4. Dr. Leo Semashko is ready to read also a small course of lectures (10-14часов) in the USA o­n a theme: «The Scientific Theory of the Global Peace», with disclosing of such questions, as: a science of social and individual harmony; culture of harmonious peace; sphere classes as social actors of harmonious peace; sphere democracy and sphere state as tools for global peace and etc. o­n other of 10 discoveries of Tetrasociology.
5. Organize in 2009 joint statistical sociological comparative research of development of the sphere classes of the USA, Russia and China for 50 years since 1960 and their influence o­n a condition of the global peace with the subsequent wide publication of this unique research. This research will demand for a year approximately $300 thousand.

3.Business offers of partnership from GHA

1. Buy at GHA the Global project for $3 million (the starting price) for overcoming of theoretical weakness of the National project and essential increase of its quality and efficiency. $3 million is a cost of quantity and quality of work of 80 co-authors for 1,5 years.
2. Buy at GHA the Global project for $1.5 million with a condition of equal participation of the GHA experts in realization of the National project in the USA.
3. If the National project yet has no financing to create joint strategy of search of investment, united a great organizational resource of the National project and great scientific potential of the Global project in three directions: A. Government: the joint letter in the Government similar to the GHA letter; B. Foundations, for example, Rockefeller, Bill and Melinda Gates and others, which have the investment precedents in educational projects o­n $3 and more millions; C. Business: attraction of means of external business or development of the enterprises of own business: publishing house, information and educational technologies, building, etc.

We hope that our analysis-comparison will help to the National project authors to understand better its merits and demerits to correct its scientific basis and a practical course of its realization. Certainly, as a result of this analysis-comparison and the Global project will be enriched with some ideas.

We, authors of the GHA Global project, also hope for the similar analysis-comparison of our project from you side. It will be a kind step of partnership also.

Dr. Leo Semashko,

GHA President