SOCIAL SCIENCES AND PEACE STUDIES Mohammad Abdus Sabur    กก   ก ก ก กกก กก   กกกก    กก กกก กก  กก กก ก Johann Galtung, Adam Curle  John Paul Lederach ก   กก กก Abstract Peace studies often ignore the insights of the social sciences concern- ing social relationships. Yet conflict emerges with a break in human relations which peace studies tries to mend. That creates a possibility for social science and peace studies to mutually enrich one another in their approach to conflict and peace. This paper is divided into two parts. Part I discusses social sci- ence and selected social theories. Part II reviews the history of peace and conflict studies. The paper then goes on to discuss the contributions of three pioneers namely Johann Galtung, Adam Curle and John Paul Lederach in peace and conflict studies; and how their work demonstrates the enriching reciprocity of social science and peace studies. Prajna Vihara, Volume 12, Number 2 July-December 2011, 109-122 2000 by Assumption University Press c - - ~ 109