Pedagogy, Politics and Philosophy of Peace Interrogating Peace and Peacemaking [Paperback]

In an age where official and sponsored violence are becoming normalised and conceived of as legitimate tools of peace keeping, a number of leading academics and activists represented inPedagogy, Politics and Philosophy of Peaceinterrogate and resist the intensification of the militarisation of civil life and of international relations. Coming from different areas of study, the contributors to this volume discuss peace and critical peace education from a range of perspectives. The nature of peace, myths related to peace, the logistics of peace and peacemaking as well as the relation of peace and pedagogy in the broadest meaning of the term constitute the main themes of the book. The common thread that binds the chapters together is the distinction between genuine/authentic and false peace and the importance of critical reflection on actions that contribute to genuine peace.

Carmel Borgis Associate Professor in the Department of Arts, Open Communities and Adult Education, Faculty of Education, University of Malta, Malta.

Michael Grechis Assistant Lecturer at Junior College, University of Malta, Malta.

Notes on Contributors
Foreword
Introduction by the Editors
Part 1 The Contents of Peace
1. Where Does True Peace Dwell?Marianna Papastephanou (University of Cyprus, Cyprus)
2. Toward Critical Peace Education,Michalinos Zembylas (Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus) and Zvi Bekerman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
3. Critical Pedagogy as Teaching for Utopia,Maria Nikolakaki (University of Peloponnese, Global Centre for Advanced Studies, USA)
4. The Myth of the Impossibility of Peace and the Necessity of War,Clive Zammi (University of Malta, Malta)
5. In Search of Peace in a Culture of War,Antonia Darder (Loyola Marymount University, USA)
Part 2 Challenges to Peace Education
6. Jerusalem is Lost,Michael Zammit (University of Malta, Malta)
7. Brl&