Global Campaign for Peace Education

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.

New publication – “Engendering Climate Change: Learnings from South Asia”

March 16, 2021 March 15, 2021 / Publications

Edited by Asha Hans, Nitya Rao, Anjal Prakash, & Amrita Patel, this book focuses on the gendered experiences of environmental change across different geographies and social contexts in South Asia and on diverse strategies of adapting to climate variability. Open access now available!

Human Rights Education & Black Liberation

March 3, 2021 March 3, 2021 / Publications, Research

A special issue “Human Rights Education & Black Liberation” is now available from the International Journal of Human Rights Education.

Book Review: “Education in developments: Vol 3” by Magnus Haavelsrud

February 5, 2021 February 5, 2021 / Book reviews, Publications

In his latest book, Magnus Haavelsrud sees peace developments as upward movements of equity, empathy, the healing of past and present traumas, and nonviolent conflict transformation. Haavelsrud asks and answers how education can support and initiate such upward movements from the levels of everyday life to global affairs.

New Issue of In Factis Pax now available: Volume 14 Number 2, 2020

February 4, 2021 February 4, 2021 / Book reviews, Publications

Volume 14 Number 2, 2020 of In Factis Pax, the peer-reviewed online journal of peace education and social justice, is now available.

Saving peace education: The case of Israel

January 25, 2021 January 24, 2021 / Publications, Research

In this article, Nurit Basman-Mor reviews the accepted practices of peace education and suggests a potential explanation of the failure of these practices.

Decolonizing Peace: anthology published in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the UNESCO Chair for Peace Education

January 15, 2021 January 15, 2021 / Publications, Research

“Descolonizar la Paz: Entramado de Saberes, Resistencias y Posibilidades” is an anthology published in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the UNESCO Chair for Peace Education, University of Puerto Rico. The ideas explored in this volume indicate possible pathways towards decolonizing peace, by breaking from hegemonical models of peace and proposing alternate ways of thinking and praxis.

Seven complex lessons in education for the future

November 29, 2020 November 23, 2020 / Publications

UNESCO invited Edgar Morin to express his ideas on the essentials of education for the future as viewed in terms of his conception of ‘complex thought’. The essay published here by UNESCO is an important contribution to international debate on ways of reorienting education towards durable development. Edgar Morin sets forth seven key principles that he considers essential for education of the future.

Call for Papers Sinéctica 57: Learning to live together and living together to learn

November 17, 2020 November 17, 2020 / Publications

Journal Sinéctica is seeking submissions on the theme of “Learning to live together and living together to learn: Possibilities in a troubled world.” Deadline: December 31, 2020.

New edited book: Conversations on Global Citizenship Education

November 4, 2020 November 4, 2020 / Publications

“Conversations on Global Citizenship Education” edited by Dr. Emiliano Bosio Ph.D. offers a remarkable collection of theoretically and practically grounded conversations with internationally recognized scholars, who share their perspectives on Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in relation to university research, teaching, and learning.