The connection between youth civic engagement and peaceful approaches to conflict has been espoused by educational leaders such as John Dewey, and as a means to promoting peacebuilding in conflict zones by organizations such as the U.S. Institute of Peace. The “democratic peace” theory argues that societies that are engaged and functioning democracies will notContinueContinue reading “Civic Engagement and Peacebuilding: The Democracy Commitment”
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Strengthening Tertiary Education Program-University Partnerships for Afghanistan
A previous blog featured a discussion about an upcoming program from USAID to develop associate degree programs in Afghanistan as part of the Strengthening Tertiary Education Program – University Partnerships for Afghanistan (STEP-UP) effort. The RFA is now posted. The relevant dates for prospective applicants are: Issuance Date: May 29, 2013; Closing Date: July 15,ContinueContinue reading “Strengthening Tertiary Education Program-University Partnerships for Afghanistan”
Institutionalizing an Academic Path for Future Peacebuilders
This April, San Diego City College (SDCC) led the effort to institutionalize the field of Peace Studies within the California Community College system. On April 20, 2013 the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges voted in favor of a resolution to create Peace Studies as a discipline as recognized in the statewide Minimum Qualifications DisciplineContinueContinue reading “Institutionalizing an Academic Path for Future Peacebuilders”
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