"Teaching peace by using nonviolent communication for difficult conversations in the college classroom" by Sara Koopman and Laine Seliga has just been published by Peace and Conflict Studies Journal. Abstract Having empathy and respect for oneself and others when engaging in difficult dialogue is an essential part of peace education. Gandhi emphasized that involving emotions was more transformative than purely intellectual approaches to education. Nonviolent communication (NVC), as developed by Marshall Rosenberg, is a tool for fostering empathy and building connection across difference....
žžÀ² State School of Peace and Conflict Studies Associate Professor Tatsushi Arai will serve as an expert panelist in a virtual workshop on Addressing Threat Perception in the Reconciliation of Identity-Based Conflicts sponsored by George Mason University’s Carter School of Peace and Conflict Resolution at 1-3pm on May 6 (Thursday). The workshop will create a space for dialogue between students, researchers, and practitioners to jointly explore the role of threat perception in identity-based conflict and ways to overcome theat to foster conditions for reconciliation. R...