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This book explores Hobbes´s ideas about the internal pacification of states, the prospect of a peaceful international order, and the connections between civil and international peace. It questions the notion of a negative Hobbesian peace, which is based on the mere suppression of violence, and emphasises his positive vision of everlasting peace in a well-governed commonwealth. The book also highlights Hobbes´s ideas about international coexistence and cooperation, which he considers integral to good government. In examining Hobbes´s conception of peace, it provides a fresh perspective on his international political thought. The findings also have wider implications for the ways in which we think about Hobbes´s relationship to the realist and liberal traditions of international thought, and will appeal to students and scholars of political theory and international relations.

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1. Introduction.- 2. Peace and society.- 3. Peace, justice and law.- 4. Peace and defence.- 5. Conclusion.

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Maximilian Jaede is Course Organiser at the Centre for Open Learning, University of Edinburgh, UK. Previously, he was a research fellow at the Edinburgh Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and taught political theory at the University of Stirling, UK.

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