The road to sustainable peace: Galtung’s concept of positive peace as a framework to examine post-war reconstruction initiatives in Syria
Journal article
Younes, R. 2024. The road to sustainable peace: Galtung’s concept of positive peace as a framework to examine post-war reconstruction initiatives in Syria. International Journal of Educational Development. 111, p. 103164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103164
Authors | Younes, R. |
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Abstract | Premised on Galtung’s theory of positive peace (1969), this study examines whether the Syrian government’s post-war initiatives to reconstruct the education sector aim to promote a culture of positive peace. Data is obtained from semi-structured interviews with twelve participants consisting of senior government officials, teacher educators from a public university and the equivalent of pre-service and in-service teacher training centres within a government-held area. The validity of meaning developed from interview data was also assessed through cross-checking emerging patterns with document examination. Research findings reveal that the government’s current approach to reconstruction is based on a negative concept of peace that aims to bring life back to ‘normal’ as it was before the conflict. |
Keywords | Peace education; Peacebuilding; Post-war; Post-conflict; Teacher education; Syria |
Year | 2024 |
Journal | International Journal of Educational Development |
Journal citation | 111, p. 103164 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
ISSN | 0738-0593 |
1873-4871 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2024.103164 |
Official URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0738059324001913?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=90150c333b23ed04 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 14 Nov 2024 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 02 Nov 2024 |
Deposited | 13 Jan 2025 |
Accepted author manuscript | File Access Level Restricted |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
https://repository.canterbury.ac.uk/item/9q025/the-road-to-sustainable-peace-galtung-s-concept-of-positive-peace-as-a-framework-to-examine-post-war-reconstruction-initiatives-in-syria
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