The United Nations and Higher Education: Peacebuilding, Social Justice and Global Cooperation for the 21st Century

Author:   Kevin Kester
Publisher:   Information Age Publishing
ISBN:  

9781648020544


Pages:   240
Publication Date:   30 June 2020
Format:   Paperback
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The United Nations and Higher Education: Peacebuilding, Social Justice and Global Cooperation for the 21st Century


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In this book, Kevin Kester details how the United Nations promotion of higher education for peace and international understanding sometimes unintentionally contributes to the reproduction of conflict and violence across diverse cultures. He shows this through an indepth examination of peace curricula, pedagogy and policy in one United Nations higher education institution, where he indicates how dominant philosophical and pedagogical models that signify acceptable peace education ultimately undermine the very goals of educational peacebuilding. Kester contends that theoretical and pedagogical training must develop beyond the dominant psycho-social, rational and state-centric assumptions that permeate the field today if higher education is to better contribute to personal and societal peacebuilding. Drawing from the fields of educational philosophy and sociology, he argues for new concepts of poststructural violence and second order reflexivity that can assist scholars in reducing conflict and building peace in lasting ways. He complements his fieldwork findings with personal reflections throughout the book to reimagine the transformative possibilities of peacebuilding education for the 21st century.

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Author:   Kevin Kester
Publisher:   Information Age Publishing
Imprint:   Information Age Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781648020544


ISBN 10:   1648020542
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   30 June 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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