The Violence of Structures and the Violence of Foundings.

The article presents the concept of structural violence formulated by Johan Galtung and proposes foundational violence as a key aspect of Galtung's direct, structural and cultural violence. In contrast to Galtung's theory of violence within the notion of negative power of destruction, the author perceives foundational violence as an agent of creating new structures. Foundational violence is exemplified by the Jewish or Palestinian state, and the sovereign nations of Indian tribes.