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Peace and Nonviolence

Peace Studies at St. Lawrence University

Some faculty and staff are working on a proposal for a Peace Studies Minor at St. Lawrence University. Some peace-related courses have already been offered here, including courses in the First Year Program such as Peace, Power, and Sustainability (Fall) and Peacemakers and Peacemaking (Spring). A half-unit Introduction to Peace Studies course was offered by Laura O’Shaughnessy in Spring 2007, and a full-credit version of Introduction to Peace Studies, taught by Kathleen Buckley and me, will be offered in Fall 2007.

Until a Peace Studies program (hopefully) gets formally launched at St. Lawrence, interested students may wish to consider designing their own such program, perhaps by including Peace Studies in a Multifield Major.

Peace Resources on the Web

I have started a “wiki” to assemble links to helpful peace resources. Please feel free to use this website, or even to add to it if you are bold and know something about web design and wikis!

How to Learn More about Peacemaking

Here are a few books that I have found especially helpful for everyday peacemaking within one’s own relationships:

Marshall Rosenberg: Nonviolent Communication.

Harriet Lerner: The Dance of Connection.

Thich Nhat Hanh: Being Peace.

And here are some good books for getting started learning about wider-scale peacemaking and nonviolent action:

William Ury: Getting to Peace (later republished as The Third Side).

Fellowship of Reconciliation: Peace is the Way.

Gene Sharp: The Politics of Nonviolent Action.

Last Revised: 8/24/07

by L. Rediehs