Global Campaign for Peace Education

New Issue of In Factis Pax: Journal of Peace Education and Social Justice just published

June 21, 2022 June 21, 2022 / Publications, Research

In Factis Pax is a peer-reviewed online journal of peace education and social justice. New issue: Vol. 16, No. 1, 2022.

Special Earth Day call for contributions to a volume redefining global security from a feminist perspective

April 21, 2022 April 21, 2022 / Publications

The redefinition of security undertaken in this volume will be Earth centered in its conceptual explorations and contextualized within the existential threat of the climate crisis. An underlying assumption of the explorations is that we must profoundly change our thinking, about all aspects of security; first and foremost, about our planet and how the human species relates to it. Proposals are due June 1.

Call for Contributions to a Volume Redefining Security, “Feminists Perspectives on Global Security: Confronting Convergent Existential Crises”

March 30, 2022 March 30, 2022 / Publications

This collection will explore feminist security perspectives and potential strategies of change to transform the global security system from endemic conflict/crisis into stable human security consistent based on ecological health and human agency and responsibility. Proposals are due May 15.

Peace Tandem – Conflict prevention and resolution through language exchange

February 5, 2022 February 5, 2022 / Curricula, Publications

The ‘Peace-Tandem’ handbook combines an introduction to conflict theory with practical advice on how to apply the tandem language learning method.

New Book by Werner Wintersteiner: “Learning to rethink the world – plea for a planetary politics”

August 11, 2021 August 11, 2021 / Publications

Werner Wintersteiner’s new book, “Learning to rethink the world – plea for a planetary politics. Lessons from Corona and other existential crises,” is open access available (in German).

New book: Reclaimative Post-Conflict Justice

August 3, 2021 August 4, 2021 / Publications

Janet Gerson and Dale Snauwaert present an important contribution to our understanding of post-conflict justice as an essential element of global ethics and justice through an exploration of the World Tribunal on Iraq (WTI). Free preview of the foreword by Betty A. Reardon.

Call for Book Chapters: Teaching Peace through Elimination of Violence

August 1, 2021 August 1, 2021 / Publications

“Teaching Peace through Elimination of Violence” aims for the advancement of peace in and around schools by promoting a pedagogy of peace and nonviolence. Proposals due: November 15, 2021.

New publication: Educating for Peace and Human Rights

July 16, 2021 July 12, 2021 / Curricula, Publications, Research

The new book “Educating for Peace and Human Rights” introduces students and educators to the challenges and possibilities of implementing peace and human rights education in diverse global sites.

New book “Renegades” positions Dubsmash and TikTok as culturally relevant pedagogy

July 6, 2021 July 6, 2021 / Publications

“Renegades” offers an introduction to the world of social media dance apps while highlighting how these platforms can be used as a form of culturally responsive teaching.

Book Review – Educating for peace and human rights: An introduction

June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 / Book reviews, Publications

In “Educating for peace and human rights: An introduction,” Maria Hantzopoulos and Monisha Bajaj have written an excellent introductory text that extends our understandings and serves as a platform for continuing to move scholars and practitioners forward in their study and implementation of peace and human rights education.

Disarming Hearts and Minds

June 2, 2021 May 26, 2021 / Publications, Research

George E. Griener, Pierre Thompson & Elizabeth Weinberg explore the dual role of hibakusha, with some advocating for the total elimination of nuclear arms, while others dedicated their lives to the much less visible effort of transforming the hearts and minds. Thus, the legacy of the hibakusha can be fully appreciated by examining both manifestations of their leadership in the nuclear age.

[New Book!] Decolonizing Conflicts, Security, Peace, Gender, Environment and Development in the Anthropocene

March 18, 2021 March 15, 2021 / Publications

In this book of peer-reviewed texts prepared for the 27th Conference of IPRA in 2018, 25 authors from the Global South and the Global North address conflicts, security, peace, gender, environment, and development.