Mary Gloria C. Njoku - The Psychology of Peace Promotion: Global Perspectives on Personal Peace, Children and Adolescents, and Social Justice

Series Advisory Board

Herbert Blumberg , Goldsmiths College, United Kingdom

Daniel Bar-Tal , Tel Aviv University, Israel

Klaus Boehnke , International University Bremen, Germany

Peter Coleman , Columbia University, USA

Cheryl de la Rey , University of Cape Town, South Africa

Shelley McKeown Jones , University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Yayah Khisbiyah , Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia

Siew Fang Law , Victoria University, Australia

Wilson Lopez Lopez , Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia

Winnifred Louis , University of Queensland, Australia

Anthony Marsella , University of Hawaii, USA

Fathali Moghaddam , Georgetown University, USA

Maritza Montero , Central University of Venezuela, Venezuela

Cristina Montiel , Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

Ann Sanson , University of Melbourne, Australia

Mohamed Seedat, University of South Africa

Michael Wessells , Columbia University and Randolph-Macon College, USA

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This profound volume, inspired by and dedicated to the late renowned peace educator, scholar, activist, and community psychologist Mary Gloria C. Njoku, is directed at the most important problem confronting our world, and constitutes a major benchmark in the history of the scholarship and the practice of peace promotion. There are no significant topics in the psychology of peace promotion that are left out of consideration, and the consideration given to topics is thorough, fresh, and creative. Innovative thinking is the norm here, and fresh ideas for positive change run throughout the chapters. The diversity, range, and ingenuity of topics are outstanding, and necessary to provide for new insights and possibilities in the processes of peace. Throughout the book connections are made to the field of community psychology (Jason, Glantsman, OBrien, & Ramian, 2019). Many authors have tried to make some connections of their work in peace studies and interventions to the overall community field, on the basis that these links are key to the successful promotion of peace.

The wide range of author backgrounds and orientations brings to the table the possibility of new and exciting consilience in the search for answers. The available relevant literature is well considered, and most importantly, as noted, new ideas for promoting peace arise at every turn. To begin the discussion of peace psychology and its real or potential contributions to achieving peace and reducing the horror (Farley, 1996) must now start with the thorough reading of this amazing volume! We can adopt or derive workable strategies from some of the main ideas herein, strategies that we can build on in the practice of peace in all its relevant facets. This volume should be required reading for all people working to achieve peace, well beyond the discipline of psychology. The history of peace promotion has been awaiting this book!