Peace Education in a Conflict-Affected Society

Michalinos Zembylas is Associate Professor of Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies at the Open University of Cyprus. He is also Visiting Professor and Research Fellow at the Institute for Reconciliation and Social Justice, University of the Free State, South Africa. Constadina Charalambous is a Lecturer of Language Education and Literacy at the European University of Cyprus. Panayiota Charalambous is a Visiting Research Fellow at King's College London and a collaborating tutor at the European University of Cyprus.

• Introduction; Part I. Setting the Scene: Theory, Methodology and Context: 1. Conceptualizing 'peace education' in conflict-affected societies; 2. Designing a peace education research project; 3. The emergence of the new peace initiative in the context of Greek-Cypriot education policy; Part II. Teachers' Responses to a Peace Education Initiative: 4. Teachers' interpretations of the transition to the new policy initiative; 5. Teachers' stances and repertoires towards reconciliation; 6. Teachers' difficulties and emotions towards the new policy initiative; Part III. Mapping Teachers' Practices in a Changing Context: 7. The schooling of emotion and memory in classroom interaction; 8. Talking about peace and conflict in a (super)diverse classroom; Part IV. The Impact of Teacher Training Workshops: 9. Handling teachers' discomfort during peace education workshops; 10. Doing 'leftist propaganda' or working towards peace? Responding to teachers' resistance; 11. Moving towards critical ambivalence: enduring reservations and signs of change; Epilogue.