Chapter 2: Peace Studies, Peace Education, and Peace Research

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Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In this episode of the podcast, we explore Chapter 2 of Barash and Webel's Peace and Conflict Studies, which examines the origins, development, and dimensions of Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS) as a transdisciplinary field born out of the Cold War and the nuclear era. We discuss the transformative goals of peace education, the integration of multiple academic disciplines like anthropology and psychology, and the dual normative and analytical nature of PCS, which seeks not only to understand the world but to change it through conflict transformation and nonviolent strategies. Finally, we review the historical growth of university PCS programs, key research contributions and databases, internal scholarly debates, criticisms and responses, and the vital future role of linking academic research with practical peace movements.

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