Topdog

According to Johan Galtung, topdogs are those in power at the head of a feudal structure (in contrast to the underdogs , i.e. those who “use the saw when cutting wood out of the pit”). The term v. a. through Urs Widmer's drama Top Dogs (first performance 1996, book 1997).

literature

• Johan Galtung : Violence, Peace and Peace Research. In: Dieter Senghaas (Ed.): Critical Peace Research . Frankfurt am Main 1971, pp. 55-104.
• Urs Widmer : Top Dogs . Publishing house of the authors , Frankfurt am Main 1997, ISBN 3-88661-189-2 .

Web links

• Urs Widmer, Top Dogs (summary)
• Keyword: Topdog (Lexicon of Gestalt Therapy)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 1971, p. 83