Trauma-Informed Peace Education: Relational, Ethical, and Antifragile Approaches to Peacebuilding
In a world increasingly shaped by division and displacement, the role of education in fostering peace is both urgent and deeply complex. This symposium presents three papers that examine how trauma-informed peace education can be strengthened and reimagined using relational, ethical, and antifragile approaches. The central argument is that educators, positioned as relational companions rather than just instructors, play a key role in responding to trauma. The symposium draws on European educational philosophy and Norwegian research to emphasize this educator’s role.
Rather than viewing trauma as a deficit to be fixed or managed, each paper urges us to see it as a relational and pedagogical challenge that demands presence, trust, and ethical action. The symposium addresses the conference theme, “Re-examining Education and Peace in a Divided World,” by advancing a model of education that is both trauma-informed and focused on generating peace.
Rather than viewing trauma as a deficit to be fixed or managed, each paper urges us to see it as a relational and pedagogical challenge that demands presence, trust, and ethical action. The symposium addresses the conference theme, “Re-examining Education and Peace in a Divided World,” by advancing a model of education that is both trauma-informed and focused on generating peace.
Publisert i CIES 2026: Re-examining Education and Peace in a Divided World , 2026
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