FreshEd #237 - Education for Peace and Human Rights (Maria Hantzopoulos & Monisha Bajaj)

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The episode explores the interconnections between peace education and human rights education with authors Maria Hantzopoulos and Monisha Bajaj.

FreshEd will return with new episodes soon! Join our 2026 Annual General Meeting on March 11: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/6aweHqYJRhKE8oSyrAnPLA -- Today we explore the interconnections between the fields of peace education and human rights education. With me are Maria Hantzopoulos and Monisha Bajaj, authors of the new book Education for Peace and Human Rights: An Introduction (Bloomsbury, 2021). Their book launches a new book series by Bloomsbury Academic on Peace and Human Rights Education, which brings together cutting-edge scholarship from scholars and practitioners in the field. It will provide a cross-section of scholarly research as well as conceptual perspectives on the challenges and possibilities of implementing both peace and human rights education in diverse global sites. Maria Hantzopoulos is an Associate Professor of Education at Vassar College and Monisha Bajaj is Professor of International and Multicultural Education at the University of San Francisco. freshedpodcast.com/Hantzopoulos-Bajaj -- Get in touch! Twitter: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: info@freshedpodcast.com Support FreshEd: www.freshedpodcast.com/support

People in this episode

Guests: Maria Hantzopoulos, Monisha Bajaj

Topics covered

• peace education
• human rights education
• scholarship
• global education

Keywords

• education for peace
• human rights
• Bloomsbury Academic
• book series

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Education for Peace and Human Rights: An Introduction

Books & works: Education for Peace and Human Rights: An Introduction

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