Balvin N., Christie D.J. (Eds.) Children and Peace: From Research to Action

Springer, 2019. — 405 p. – (Peace Psychology Book Series). —– ISBN: 978-3-030-22175-1.This open access book brings together discourse on children and peace from the 15th International Symposium on the Contributions of Psychology to Peace, covering issues pertinent to children and peace and approaches to making their world safer, fairer and more sustainable. The book is divided into nine sections that examine traditional themes (social construction and deconstruction of diversity, intergenerational transitions and memories of war, and multiculturalism), as well as contemporary issues such as Europe’s “migration crisis”, radicalization and violent extremism, and violence in families, schools and communities. Chapters contextualize each issue within specific social ecological frameworks in order to reflect on the multiplicity of influences that affect different outcomes and to discuss how the findings can be applied in different contexts. The volume also provides solutions and hope through its focus on youth empowerment and peacebuilding programs for children and families. This forward-thinking volume offers a multitude of views, approaches, and strategies for research and activism drawn from peace psychology scholars and United Nations researchers and practitioners.
This book's multi-layered emphasis on context, structural determinants of peace and conflict, and use of research for action towards social cohesion for children and youth has not been brought together in other peace psychology literature to the same extent. Children and Peace: From Research to Action will be a useful resource for peace psychology academics and students, as well as social and developmental psychology academics and students, peace and development practitioners and activists, policy makers who need to make decisions about the matters covered in the book, child rights advocates and members of multilateral organizations such as the UN.A Multi-method Assessment of Risk and Protective Factors in Family Violence: Comparing Italian and Migrant Families
Engaging Men to Support the Resilience of Syrian Refugee Children and Youth in Lebanon
Promoting Civic Engagement and Social Inclusion Interventions for Minors Involved with Crimes
Indirect Contact Interventions to Promote Peace in Multicultural Societies
Promoting Prosocial Behavior Toward Refugees: Exploring the Empathy-Attitude-Action Model in Middle Childhood
Civic Participation and Other Interventions That Promote Children’s Tolerance of Migrants
Does Participating in National and Ethnic Associations Promote Migrant Integration? A Study with Young First- and Second-Generation Migrants
Empowerment of Intergroup Harmony and Equity
Beyond Risk Factors: Structural Drivers of Violence Affecting Children
Growing Up in Violent Contexts: Differential Effects of Community, Family, and School Violence on Child Adjustment
Historical Culture and Peace: How Older Generations Address the Need of Younger Generations to Learn About Their In-Group Past
Youth Identity, Peace and Conflict: Insights from Conflict and Diverse Settings
Children’s Conceptualizations of Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Peacebuilding in the Context of Armed Conflict
Learning for Peace: Lessons Learned from UNICEF’s Peacebuilding, Education, and Advocacy in Conflict-Affected Context Programme
Educating Toward a Culture of Peace Through an Innovative Teaching Method
Experiencing Diversity: Complexity, Education, and Peace Construction
Developmental Trajectories of Political Engagement from Adolescence to Mid-Adulthood: A Review with Empirical Underpinnings from the German Peace Movement
Enabling Full Participation: A Community-Led Approach to Child Protection
From Research to Action and the Spaces in -Between: Experiences from Peacebuilding Programs for Young People in Cambodia and Uganda
Working for the Well-Being of Children: The Value and Efficacy of Adopting a Cooperative, Inter-agency Approach
Climate Change and Children: An Issue of Intergenerational Justice