Books in the Peace Education series

Addresses a shortcoming in the field of peace studies by exploring the ways in which the humanities are uniquely situated to contribute particular content, knowledge, skills, and values required of comprehensive peace education, scholarship, and activism.

The premise of this book is very simple. While acknowledging that much progress has been made since the end of World War II to improve life conditions for billions of people and reduce the likelihood of war, current global challenges threaten to undermine, undo, or even reverse much of the progress made.

A guide for college students exploring career options who are interested in working to promote peacebuilding and the resolution of conflict. A major feature of the book is 30 stories from young professionals who are working in the field. These profiles provide readers with insight as to strategies they might use to advance their peacebuilding careers.

Shares tools,techniques and ideas for engaging college students in difficult discussions. From sexual violence to race to poverty and more, this book presents useful strategies as well as limitations in creating safe classroom spaces. Ideal for peace and justice educators, this volume also includes the voices of students in every chapter.

Shares tools,techniques and ideas for engaging college students in difficult discussions. From sexual violence to race to poverty and more, this book presents useful strategies as well as limitations in creating safe classroom spaces. Ideal for peace and justice educators, this volume also includes the voices of students in every chapter.

Details how the UN's promotion of higher education for peace and international understanding sometimes unintentionally contributes to the reproduction of conflict and violence across diverse cultures. Kevin Kester shows this through an indepth examination of peace curricula, pedagogy and policy in one United Nations higher education institution.

Questions the appropriateness of current approaches to international conflict mediation and whether today's practitioners have the necessary passion and training to manage twenty-first century conflicts. This book also examines whether the current approaches to the mediation of international conflict and peacebuilding effectively consider the influence of the post-Cold War environment.

Provides a detailed exploration of how qualitative research can be applied in the field of peace and conflict studies. The book explores considerations and components of designing, conducting, and reporting qualitative research in this field, and also provides exemplars of recent empirical research in peace and conflict studies that employed qualitative methods.

Provides a detailed exploration of how qualitative research can be applied in the field of peace and conflict studies. The book explores considerations and components of designing, conducting, and reporting qualitative research in this field, and also provides exemplars of recent empirical research in peace and conflict studies that employed qualitative methods.

A coolection of essays on peace culture that is practical as well as theoretically grounded. As Elise Boulding tells us, culture consists of the shared values, ideas, practices, and artifacts of a group united by a common history. Rebecca Oxford explains that peace cultures are cultures, large or small, which foster any of the dimensions of peace and thus help transform the world.

A coolection of essays on peace culture that is practical as well as theoretically grounded. As Elise Boulding tells us, culture consists of the shared values, ideas, practices, and artifacts of a group united by a common history. Rebecca Oxford explains that peace cultures are cultures, large or small, which foster any of the dimensions of peace and thus help transform the world.

Provides detailed descriptions of the many ways popular culture can be used to teach peace. Chapters discuss documentary and feature film, music, television, literature and more, providing both educators and the general public with a timely and useful tool.

Provides detailed descriptions of the many ways popular culture can be used to teach peace. Chapters discuss documentary and feature film, music, television, literature and more, providing both educators and the general public with a timely and useful tool.

Intends to broaden the educational discourse in order to make room for new visions to educate future generations for peace. This book is suitable for educators at elementary, secondary, and postsecondary institutions to explore multiple ways to conduct effective peace education at various levels of education.

Intends to broaden the educational discourse in order to make room for new visions to educate future generations for peace. This book is suitable for educators at elementary, secondary, and postsecondary institutions to explore multiple ways to conduct effective peace education at various levels of education.