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”
How Listening Can Advance Human Rights
In the fall 2012 the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Institute of International Education made its first Public Education for Peacebuilding Support awards to colleges, universities and public libraries around the U.S. In that first group, a number of community colleges including Shoreline Community College (SCC) in Shoreline, WA received awards. Faculty member SarahContinueContinue reading “How Listening Can Advance Human Rights”
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