Terp, Holger: Danish Peace History - Det danske Fredsakademi

encyclopaedia so it is easy to read the definitions. And it is possible to go from the
encyclopaedia to the time line. The documentation is printed publications, reprints
and links. Also there are some few experimental lessons.
The idea with the peace academy has taken some 20 years of work to evolve. Most of
the documents are in Danish, but there are some English and a few German pages.
The address is http://www.fredsakademiet.dk/index.htm
Conclusion
When the published documents of social movements disappear, the communication of
their history and ideas from primary sources prove to be difficult. Danish peace work
has been and still is international oriented.
The online access to records of printed books in Denmark is surprisingly good.
However, the same is not the case regarding articles in newspapers and magazines,
though specialized bibliographies exist.
The cases here presented shows that protests against militarism in Denmark are
much more common than recorded by the popular historians from the middle age to
the present time, and that future historians of Danish peace history have many
subjects to deal with. Danes have used all legal ways and some illegal means to stay
civilians. The problems seem to be, that either the popular historians are victims of
propaganda, asleep eyes wide open, or they are fabricating slick volumes which leave
out the history of peace, the protests against armaments, wars and conscription. And
by doing this, the popular Danish history books become lopsided. Military personnel
take the floor every time present and historical events are explained in the mass
media, especially radio and television.
Researchers in the field of peace history in other countries where written records of
protest against militarism are sparse might benefit from using some of the methods
used in this article. Old historical presentations as well as old sources are vitally
important, especially while researching for events, which might only be described by
local or specialised historians.
Comments, debate and critique is most welcomed.
Literature
Where nothing else is mentioned, the place of publication or publisher is Copenhagen.
Bibliographies
Bibliotheca Danica – online edition.