Challenging the “Good War” Narrative World War II is often framed as the ultimate moral conflict—democracy versus dictatorship, good versus evil. With the Allied forces opposing fascism, Nazism, and imperial conquest, it’s easy to understand why this war is frequently labeled as a “good war.” The defeat of Adolf Hitler and the exposure of the […]
Introduction War has been a persistent feature of human history, prompting scholars from various sociological perspectives to explore its causes, effects, and dynamics. This paper will examine war from the three dominant sociological paradigms: methodological individualism, interpretive understanding, and relational sociology. Additionally, it will analyze how structural-functionalists, conflict theorists, and symbolic interactionists interpret war and