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Human Rights Education and Peacebuilding: A comparative study book cover

1st Edition

Human Rights Education and Peacebuilding A comparative study

By Tracey Holland, J. Paul Martin Copyright 2014
144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge
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This book assesses the role of human rights education (HRE) in the peacebuilding field. Today, most governments, international organisations and non-governmental organisations recognise the importance of human rights in peace- and democracy-building activities in post-conflict regions. However, compared with other components of peacebuilding, little attention and funding have been given to the... Read more

Preface  1. Introduction  2. Mobilizing to Change the Status of Women: A Rights Education Project in Sierra Leone  3. Melel Xojobal: Addressing the Rights of Child Workers in Chiapas, Mexico  4. Education to Address Violence Against Women in Rural Peru  5. Human Rights Education in a Secondary School in a Conflict-Torn Region of Senegal  6. Never Again: The Masters Degree in Human Rights in Lima, Peru  7. Addressing the Causes of Conflict: Human Rights Education in Liberia  8. The City of Women in Cartagena, Colombia, a Human Rights Community of Practice  9. Conclusion: Human Rights Education and Peace Building: Promises, Challenges and Outcomes

Biography

Tracey Holland is Visiting Assistant Professor, Education Department, Vassar College, NY. She has a PhD in International Education from New York University.

J. Paul Martin is Director and Adjunct Professor, Human Rights Studies, Barnard College, NY, and Senior Scholar, Center for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University, NY, USA. He has a PhD in Comparative Education from Columbia University.

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