Comparative education, terrorism, and human security : from critical pedagogy to peacebuilding / edited by Wayne Nelles.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction / Wayne Nelles -- I. Theoretical Issues -- 2. Theoretical Issues and Pragmatic Challenges for Education, Terrorism and Security Research / Wayne Nelles -- 3. Rethinking Human Vulnerability, Security, and Connection through Relational Theorizing / Heidi Ross -- 4. Terrorism and the Pedagogy of Violence: A Critical Analysis / Jorge Nef -- II. America and the World -- 5. Doomed to Suspicion: A Qualitative Inquiry of Selected Middle Eastern Students' Experiences on American Campuses after September 11, 2001 / Casandra Culcer -- 6. 9/11 and Civic Illiteracy / John Marciano -- 7. Cultural War through Sound Bytes: The Assault by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni on Critiques of U.S. Foreign and Military Policy Following September 11 / Stuart McAninch -- III. Selected National Case Studies (Indonesia, Iraqi-Kurdistan, Northern Ireland, and, Sierra Leone) -- 8. Communication and Dakwah: Religious Learning Groups and Their Role in the Protection of Islamic Human Security and Rights for Indonesian Civil Society / Andi Faisal Bakti -- 9. Human Security and Education in a Conflict Society: Lessons from Northern Ireland / Matt Cannon -- 10. Education and Human Security in Sierra Leone: Discourses of Failure and Reconstruction / Robert Krech and Richard Maclure -- 11. Education of a Non-State Nation: Reconstructing a University in the War Zone of Iraqi Kurdistan / Shahrzad Mojab and Budd Hall -- IV. Comparative and Regional Perspectives (Central Asia, East Africa, Egypt, Taiwan, and USA) -- 12. The Changing Role of Education in a Post-September 11, 2001 World: Perspectives from East Africa, Taiwan, and the United States / Sheng Yao Cheng and W. James Jacob -- 13. Multiple Perspectives on Terrorism and Islam: Challenges for Educators in Egypt and the United States before/after September 11, 2001 / Mark Ginsburg and Nagwa Megahed -- 14. Systemic Higher Educational Crises, International Assistance Programs, and the Politics of Terrorism in Post-Soviet Central Asia / Mark S. Johnson -- V. Conclusions -- 15. Conclusions: Toward a New Critical Pedagogy in the Shadow of Perpetual War / Wayne Nelles.

"Policy decisions in education have changed drastically as a result of the recent threats to our international and national security. In this timely and compelling collection, contributors discuss the significance of policy decisions on education systems, and argue that all forms of violence, including terrorism, are often reproduced through education. Contributors incorporate case studies from a broad spectrum of countries to make a case for peace-building alternatives and non-military security cooperation. The collection highlights education systems around the globe that sustain violence, brings together human security and preventive diplomacy research to predict future trends, explores foreign policy implications that could lead to non-violent interventions abroad, and provides teachers and policymakers with relevant reflections on reform. This collection arrives at a time when many of us are wondering what education systems can do to eliminate violence, and is the only one of its kind to address these questions on a global scale."--BOOK JACKET.

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