Dale T. Snauwaert (Editor)
The current issue of In Factis Pax is comprised of eleven articles that were originally presented at the International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE), July 26 - August 2, 2009 Budapest, Hungary. In addition, this issues includes two review essays of books of particular importance to Peace Education (see below).
The institute was co-organized by the IIPE secretariat and the EJBO Foundation with the support and sponsorship of UNESCO, the Center for Nonviolence and Democratic Education of the University of Toledo, Ohio and the Biosophical Institute.
“IIPE 2009 explored the theme of “Human Rights Learning as Peace Education: Pursuing Democracy in a Time of Crisis.” Human rights learning, as facilitated by peace educators is critical, participatory and learner centered. It is intended to prepare learners to work toward the transformation of the existing order of violence and injustice into a world social system based upon the principle of universal human dignity. This principle of human dignity underlies all human rights concepts and norms and is at the core of human rights learning (HRL). HRL emphasizes modes of critical thinking and self reflection that are necessary for internalizing the essential principles of human rights, enabling individuals and communities to become agents of change (http://www.i-i-p-e.org/iipe/2009.html).” In turn, human rights learning is essential for democracy.
The following articles explore the various theoretical and practical dimensions of human rights learning and democracy from a variety of perspectives and within a variety of social and cultural contexts.
This special issue creates the continuation of a historical scholarly record of IIPE as well as making its rich discourse available to the general public and academic community. We invite you to contemplate the rich reflections of the authors and to engage with us in further dialogue. Comments on the Blog section of this site are invited.
To download the following articles, please click on ‘Journal’ above.
Action Ideas in Educating for Human Rights and Towards a Culture of Peace in Puerto Rico
By Anita Yudkin Suliveres and Anaida Pascual Morán
On The Power(s) of Writing: What Writing Studies Can
Offer to Peace and Human Rights Educators
By Andrew Moss
Human Rights, Popoki and Bare Life
By Ronni Alexander
International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Education:
An Exploration of Differences and Complementarity
Josefine Scherling
Spiritualiy: An Approach to Freedom and Democracy
By Jalka
Poetry and Peace: Explorations of Language and “Unlanguage” as
Transformative Pedagogy
By Mary Lee Morrison
Broadening Horizons: Is There a Place for Peace Education in the American Legal System and More Specifically in Family Law?
By: MiaLisa McFarland
Anti-discrimination Education in Japan: Buraku Sabetsu Simulation
By Daisuke Nojima
Peace Playground
By Éva Blénesi
Doing What We Teach
By Jasmin Nario-Galace
Peace Channel: A channel for human rights education and peace in Nagaland.
By Fr. Rev. C.P. Anto
Book Review Essays
Recasting Classical and Contemporary Philosophies to Ground Peace
Education: A Review Essay of James Page, Peace Education: Exploring Ethical and Philosophical Foundations (Charlotte, NC: Information Age Press, 2008)
By David Ragland
Reclaiming a Democratic Political Community: A Review of Paul Theobald, Education Now: How Rethinking America’s Past Can Change Its Future (Boulder: Paradigm Publishers, 2009).
By Dale T. Snauwaert
