Honoring the Peacebuilders: In Memory of Betty A. Reardon and Ian Harris

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Editorial Note

Honoring Johan Galtung

During the final stages of proof editing this special editorial that honors both Betty Reardon and Ian Harris, Johan Galtung passed away on the 17th of February, 2024. He was a pioneer in peace and conflict studies and a prolific scholar. He inspired countless peace education researchers. He stands among giants in our field. In a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Peace Education, we will find a way to properly honor his contributions and inspirations to so many of us. For now, we encourage a moment of silence to honor and remember Johan Galtung, Betty, and Ian.

Acknowledgement

Mary Lee Morrison’s contribution was a brief article she wrote in the Global Campaign for Peace Education. Edward Brantmeier used the factual data provided in Ian Harris’ obituary in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to write his academic biography for this article. https://www.jsonline.com/obituaries/mjs077942.

Notes

1. Online access to the Betty A. Reardon Collection here: https://canadaycenter.utoledo.edu/repositories/2/resources/2

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Notes on contributors

Edward J. Brantmeier

Edward J. Brantmeier is a Professor in the Learning, Technology, and Leadership Education Department in the College of Education at James Madison University, USA. His recent books include Culturally Competent Engagement: A Mindful Approach (2020) and Pedagogy of Vulnerability (2020). He is the editor of the Journal of Peace Education.

Janet Gerson

Janet C. Gerson, is the Education Director, International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE), Co-Director of the former Peace Education Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, and board member of Human Dignity Humiliation Studies. Janet is author of Reclaimative Post-Conflict Justice: Democratizing Justice in the World Tribunal on Iraq (2021) that was co-authored with Dale Snauwaert, with a foreword by Betty Reardon.

Colins Imoh

Colins Imoh is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Peace Studies and International Development, and is also the program lead for the International Relations, Politics and Security Studies BA program at the University of Bradford in the UK. He is a scholar-practitioner whose work primarily focuses on promoting peace and social justice.

Kevin Kester

Kevin Kester is Associate Professor in the Department of Education at Seoul National University, South Korea. His research areas include comparative education, peace education, higher education in conflict-affected contexts, and global citizenship education. He is Editor of the Asia Pacific Education Review.

Mary Lee Morrison

Mary Lee Morrison is an author and retired educator and the President Emeritus of Pax Educare, Inc. the Connecticut Center for Peace Education. She has taught courses ranging from cultural and global perspectives, educational psychology, history, philosophy and social foundations of education and global sustainability at several universities and developed and implemented peacelearning curricula in a variety of educational settings.

Dale T Snauwaert

Dale T. Snauwaert, is Professor of Educational Philosophy and Peace Studies at the University of Toledo. He is the Founding Editor of In Factis Pax: Journal of Peace Education and Social Justice. He is the author, most recently, of Teaching Peace as a Matter of Justice: Toward a Pedagogy of Moral Reasoning (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK, 2023).

Werner Wintersteiner

Professor (retired) Werner Wintersteiner, Ph. D., was the founding director of the Centre for Peace Research and Peace Education at Klagenfurt University, Austria. He is a team member of the Master’s programme Global Citizenship Education at Klagenfurt University, Austria as well as a board member of the Herbert C. Kelman Institute for Interactive Conflict Transformation, Vienna/Jerusalem.