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Decolonizing peace education: Creating classrooms of equity
Decolonizing peace education: Reflecting on our roles as educators
Strenghtening Peace Education
Info for all newly admitted students Winter Term 2024/2025!
Calling all newly admitted students to the MA Program in Peace and Conflict Studies Winter Term 2024/2025.
Förderkreis 1669
Wissenschafft Gesellschaft at the University of Innsbruck supports students of the MA in Peace Studies, Development, Security and International Conflict Transformation from Africa, Asia or Latin America with two full scholarships.
Full Video Online: 30th Jubilee Opening Ceremony
In times of social distancing, the University of Innsbruck proudly shares a moment of social gathering: the video of the 30th Peace Studies Jubilee Opening Ceremony, bringing together an academic community from near and around the world.
On Air: 30 Semesters of MA Peace Studies
Listen to Radio Freirad’s KulturTon featuring 30 semesters of the MA Program in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Innsbruck.
Charity Concert
The University of Innsbruck Orchestra in cooperation with the Peace Studies Fund invites to a charity concert in support of international students at the MA Program for Peace Studies.
Opening Ceremony Peace Studies MA Program Summer Term 2019
A night of academic celebration: The UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies invites to the Opening Ceremony of its MA Program on Friday June 28th 2019.
Lalish Public Performance: "my voice is my memory"
Samstag, 23.02.2019 um 20:00 Uhr am Tiroler Bildungsinstitut Grillhof, Grillhofweg 100
Marshall Rosenberg: Nonviolent Communication
This article elaborates the concept of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) according to Marshall Rosenberg. NVC is a linguistic method of conflict transformation that helps communicating in a more compassionate and authentic way in four steps: observing a situation, expressing the feelings that are triggered by it, identifying the underlying needs and finally formulating a wish or request.
Destruction and Dreams in Yemen
Arabia Felix — the “Happy Arabia” is an old name for Yemen, a country that is not happy anymore. Yemeni people witness several types of violence in the span of their lives, such as isolation from the rest of the world, illiteracy, poverty and corruption.
MPM Interview: David Diamond in a Sentence or Two
The Many Peaces Magazine has interviewed the Canadian theatre director David Diamond, a student of Augusto Boal, and founder of the Theatre of the Oppressed about his work.
On Thesis Writing – A Testimonial
The following text proposes to share a personal perspective on the thesis process we, students in Peace Studies, all go through to complete our master’s degree. A perspective (and a reality) that, albeit an individual one, somewhat reflects a collective experience often made in solitude, hence I offer this testimonial which my peers might find resonance with.
Annette Weber – Feminist Mediation in South-Sudan
An Interview with Dr. Annette Weber, an Feminist Peace and Conflict Studies Scholar. The interview was conducted by Mayme Lefurgey.
Franz Jenewein – Education as the Key
Franz Jenewein is the Director and Head of Education at the Grillhof Seminar Center. He speaks to us about the history of the MA Program in Peace Studies, on the art of hosting, the importance of education and finding inner peace in the Tyrolean Mountains. The interview was conducted by Johanna Mihevc.
Where Worlds Gather – Castellón in the Spotlight
It was the middle of summer time, and I was enjoying the sun, the beach, hanging out with friends. I was ready to start a Peace Master abroad, where I was going to spend the next two years. When I arrived at my new place it was a very cold and cloudy day. I did not know a single person in the city, which also seemed very empty, as I did not see anyone on the streets on that Sunday. Did