This book advances the peace discourse as defined in UN guidelines, while also working towards the implementation of the science of peace in various educational contexts in Africa, particularly at universities. The contributions gathered here are intended to highlight the role of university peace studies programs, particularly their relevance for peace education, peace research and peace work.

The book is dedicated to students and teachers of Peace Studies and Development Studies at universities as well as civil society experts. They bear a great responsibility with regard to shaping the Culture of Peace called for by the UN, based on the foundation of peace education and peace work and in the context of an adequate peace policy. The book seeks to strengthen African pillars of lasting peace through Peace Studies. Analyzing the latest topics in Africa of universal importance, it offers a valuable reference guide for researchers and professionals grappling with the realities of nonviolence and other essential topics in Peace Studies.

Outlines the major topics in African Peace Studies Contributes to the epistemology of peace as nonviolence Strengthens African pillars of lasting peace

Autorentext

Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. Egon Spiegel is the Chair of Practical Theology - Pedagogics of Religion and Pastoral Theology at the University of Vechta, Germany.

Dr. George Mutalemwa is a Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at St. Augustine University of Tanzania, and Executive Secretary of the Association of Catholic Universities and Higher Institutes of Africa and Madagascar.

Prof. Dr. Cheng Liu is a Professor of History and the UNESCO Chair of Peace Studies at Nanjing University, China.

Prof. Dr. Lester R. Kurtz is a Professor of Public Sociology at George Mason University, USA, and a faculty affiliate of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Peace and Conflict Resolution.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Pan African Peace Research and Nonviolence: Dynamism and Growth across Diverse Disciplines and Ideologies.- Chapter 2. Studying Peacebuilding and Nonviolence: The Ethos and Experience of the International Centre of Nonviolence, South Africa.- Chapter 3. Nonviolence as a Decolonial Principle: Limits and Possibilities of Mainstreaming Peace Studies in Africa.- Chapter 4. Sustainable Peace, Peace Ecology and Ecological Peace Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa.- Chapter 5. Sustainable Peace Education as a Response to Violent Conflict in Nigeria.- Chapter 6. Alternative Societal Models of Peace Education in Cameroon.- Chapter 7. Analysing Peace Education in Post-Apartheid South Africa.- Chapter 8. The Failures of Higher Education in Addressing Peace Preservation in Mozambique.- Chapter 9. Language and Culture in Peacebuilding: Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission of Nigeria (HRVIC): 1999-2021.- Chapter 10. The Place of Peace in Linguistic Diversity within Religious Congregations in Zambia.- Chapter 11. Learning Pragmatic Nonviolence Together: African Peace Studies in Australia.- Chapter 12. Challenges in Teaching Nonviolence in Schools.- Chapter 13. Learning Lessons of Truth and Reconciliation in Post-Apartheid South Africa: 'Coming to Terms with the Past' through Peace Education?.- Chapter 14. Insights into the Challenges of Evaluating Young Learners' Intercultural Competences for better Living-togetherness.- Chapter 15. The Role of Women's Pre-marriage Rites of Passage and Cultural Practices in Promoting Peace in Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia.- Chapter 16. Chapter Ogoni Women's Peace, Nonviolence and Feminist Resistance.- Chapter 17. Beyond Rhetoric to Practice: A Review of Women's Place within the African Peace and Security Architecture.- Chapter 18. A Rapid Assessment of the Interplay between Gender, Financial Literacy and Peacemaking.- Chapter 19. Achieving Nationhood in the Trauma of Ethnic War/s and Genocide in Rwanda and Burundi: AWomen Writers' Angle.- Chapter 20. Nonviolent Conflict and the Transitions to 'Multi-party Democracy' in Burkina Faso.- Chapter 21. Walk to Work: A New Wave of Non-violent Activism against the Militarization of Ugandan Politics.- Chapter 22. Peace Studies: Panacea for National Unity and Socio-economic Development of Nigeria.- Chapter 23. Socio-economic Role of Mass Media in Peacebuilding: The Case of Uganda.- Chapter 24. Peace Education, the Relevance of Comparative Studies in the Field of Religion: A Case Study of Islam and Christianity.- Chapter 25. Dance & Peacebuilding: Developing Nonviolence Practices in an Interdisciplinary Course.- Chapter 26. The Arts of Education and Governance: Peace in the Person and in the State.- Chapter 27. The Creative Path to Peace and Nonviolence in Africa.