Pedagogies for Building Cultures of Peace

Catherine Baillie Abidi, Ph.D. (2015), St. Francis Xavier University, is a part-time professor at Mount Saint Vincent University. She has published many articles on peacebuilding, violence transformation and community engagement.

"Pedagogies for Building Cultures of Peace is a useful resource both for centralizing current research on structural and cultural violence and the concomitant dehumanization of the “other” (…) This book is a theoretical treatment of a specific dialogic experience examining the normalization of violence. It is evident that the experience was significant for the participants, and the detailed reporting of the participant dialogue helps make clear some ways in which structures of violence are normalized for these youth. (…) [T]he central argument – that safe, collaborative, and critical dialogue functions as a viable pedagogical strategy for building real peace – is compelling". - Ryan Korstange (2020) Book Review. The Wabash Center Journal on Teaching, 1(1): 120.

• AcknowledgementsIntroduction & Positionality1 Peacebuilding – Challenges & Opportunities2 Understanding Violence1 Defijining Violence2 Violence & Peace3 Constructions of an Enemy3 The Interconnections of Violence, Peace & Power1 Understanding Power2 Power Frameworks4 Educational Frameworks for Building Cultures of Peace1 Education for Peace – Foundational Perspectives2 Critical Adult Education & Education for Peace3 Contributions from Peacebuilding4 Contributions from International Humanitarian Law5 Intersections and Possibilities: Peace Work in Adult Education5 Youth as Peacebuilders1 Young Adult Participants: Demographics & Relationships6 Participatory, Critical and Collaborative Research with Youth1 Participatory and Collaborative Research – Inspirations from par2 Participatory and Collaborative Methodologies with Youth3 Methods: Pedagogical Processes4 Community Standards and Participation Processes5 par-Inspired Data Analysis6 Methodological Insights7 Constructions of Enmity: Perspectives from Youth1 Constructions of Enmity2 Looking Back, Learning Together, Moving Ahead: Key Insights from Professional Informants3 Exploring Enmity Together – Collaborative Learning4 Conclusions and Discussions8 Exploring Power Assumptions with Youth1 Power and Agency2 Power and Relations3 Power and Social Structure4 Finding #7: Explicitly Exploring Assumptions of Power is Key for Collaborative Social Action5 Frameworks for Analyzing Power6 ‘The Onion’ Analysis7 Expressions and Forms of Power9 Strategies for Building Cultures of Peace with Youth1 The Goal: Building Cultures of Peace2 What is Needed for Cultures of Peace?3 Measuring Progress Towards Cultures of Peace4 Finding #8: Respectful and Equitable Relations are Building Blocks for Cultures of Peace5 Strategies for Cultures of Peace6 Empowered Individuals – Engaged Citizens7 Peaceful Relations8 Experiential Learning9 Discussion & Conclusions: Where Do We Go from Here?10 Violence Transformation & Building Cultures of Peace1 Relational Approaches to Violence Transformation & Peacebuilding2 Relational, Peacebuilding Pedagogies3 Critical, Constructive and Relational Pedagogies for Peace4 Experiential Learning5 Sites for Peace Work within Adult Education6 Critical Adult Education and Violence Transformation: Concluding Thoughts11 Significance and Conclusion: Peace, Pedagogy and Possibilities1 Research Signifijicance2 Opportunities and Recommendations: Future Research and Practice3 ConclusionAppendix 1: Expressions of PowerAppendix 2: Alternative Approaches to Peace WorkAppendix 3: Guidelines for PhotographyAppendix 4: Guidelines for Informal Conversations & Interviews with Young AdultsAppendix 5: Community StandardsGlossaryReferencesIndex