Theme: peace education

• Changing Democracies: the power of testimonies for democratic education Report

  Authors: Maarten Van Alstein (ed.)

  Publication date: 07/02/2025

  An important premise of the research project Changing Democracies and this report is that learning from history is problematic when it results in one-sided, moralising narratives that frame history in the black-and-white terms of good versus evil. In the report, that ... read more

  
• Dealing with Controversy and Polarisation in class (in Dutch) Book

  Authors: Maarten van Alstein

  Publication date: 21/09/2018

  Discussions about politics and society tend to be quite heated nowadays. This is also the case in class and at school. Teachers and directors are facing strong challenges. How can they react to violent or odious statements? How to teach ... read more