In an age where official and sponsored violence are becoming normalised and conceived of as legitimate tools of peace keeping, a number of leading academics and activists represented in Pedagogy, Politics and Philosophy of Peace interrogate and resist the intensification of the militarisation of civil life and of international relations. Coming from different areas of study, the contributors to this volume discuss peace and critical peace education from a range of perspectives. The nature of peace, myths related to peace, the logistics of peace and peacemaking as well as the relation of peace and pedagogy in the broadest meaning of the term constitute the main themes of the book. The common thread that binds the chapters together is the distinction between genuine/authentic and false peace and the importance of critical reflection on actions that contribute to genuine peace.

Notes on ContributorsForeword Introduction by the EditorsPart 1 The Contents of Peace 1. Where Does True Peace Dwell? Marianna Papastephanou (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) 2. Toward Critical Peace Education, Michalinos Zembylas (Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus) and Zvi Bekerman (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) 3. Critical Pedagogy as Teaching for Utopia, Maria Nikolakaki (University of Peloponnese, Global Centre for Advanced Studies, USA) 4. The Myth of the Impossibility of Peace and the Necessity of War, Clive Zammi (University of Malta, Malta) 5. In Search of Peace in a Culture of War, Antonia Darder (Loyola Marymount University, USA)Part 2 Challenges to Peace Education 6. Jerusalem is Lost, Michael Zammit (University of Malta, Malta) 7. Breathing Peace, Relating with the Other and the Maternal, Simone Galea (University of Malta, Malta) 8. The Limits of Exogenous Initiatives in Peace Making, Arsalan Alshinawi, (University of Malta, Malta)Part 3 Pedagogy of Peace 9. Critical Peace in the Digital Era of Austerity and Crisis, Nicos Trimikliniotis (University of Nicosia, Cyprus) 10. The Era of Liberal Peace and the Media Debates Around the Cases of Jyllands-Posten and Charlie Hebdo, Carmen Sammut (University of Malta, Malta) 11. Pedagogy, Politics and Humanistic Education, Linda Herrera (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA) 12. Passive Revolution and its Contribution to the Study of Peace, Joseph Gravina (University of Malta, Malta) Epilogue Carmel Borg (University of Malta, Malta) and Michael Grech (University of Malta, Malta) Index