Abstract
A just society is not a static given. The problematic of injustice continually provokes renewed efforts for individuals and societies; for theorists, educators, political activists, and for all those who strive for a more just world. Betty Reardon and Rainer Forst are two leading thinkers who have devoted their work to conceiving of justice as dynamic, morally based, critical, and relational. Each is deeply concerned with how to challenge injustice, especially as it is replicated in the structures of thinking, invalid justifications in communication, and invalid societal narratives.
Janet Gerson, Education Director, International Institute on Peace Education, New York, NY; Email: gerson@i-i-p-e.org.
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Notes
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Thanks to Frank Brodhead for making this point on noumenal power and domination.
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“The International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE) is a weeklong residential experience for educators. IIPE is at various universities and peace centers throughout the world. IIPE facilitates exchanges of theory and practical experiences in teaching peace education and serves to grow the field. In serving the field, the IIPE operates as an applied peace education laboratory that provides a space for pedagogical experimentation; cooperative, deep inquiry into shared issues; and advancing theoretical, practical and pedagogical applications…in its intensive residentially based learning community.” Retrieved November 29, 2018, from https://www.i-i-p-e.org/about/ (As Education Director of IIPE and as co-author of this text, I have somewhat rearranged this text for clarity here).
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Gerson, J. (2019). Toward a Just Society: An Account. In: Snauwaert, D. (eds) Exploring Betty A. Reardon’s Perspective on Peace Education. Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18387-5_14
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