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2025, Cultural Memories of Nonviolent Struggles

2025

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with roots going back to the Balfour Declaration in 1917 and the establishment of Israel in 1948, remains one of the most enduring and destabilizing geopolitical crises of our time. The violence that erupted on October 7, 2023, following Hamas's attacks and Israel's military response in Gaza and Lebanon, is just the latest manifestation of a conflict that has deep historical roots. The ongoing occupation, forced displacement, and systemic discrimination against Palestinians make lasting peace feel elusive.

2025, Duski Samad

Dalam pusaran ritual yang kerap hanya dilihat dari sudut ibadah lahiriah, PSIKO UMRAH hadir sebagai narasi kontemplatif yang menyingkap dimensi terdalam dari perjalanan Umrah. Buku ini memadukan spiritualitas yang halus, dinamika... more

2025

More than fifty years of conflict in Colombia has left a country with many needs. This article analyzes how Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) can contribute to improving communities affected by violence in a post-conflict stage. This paper begins with an introduction focused on the processes of the generation of violence and the peace agreement, following the role of the UN in the post-conflict stage. A conceptual analysis of the actors involved in Science, Technology, and Innovation activities is also presentedwith one analysis of the activities of STI that can contribute to the post-conflict, continuing with some financing strategies for the activities of STI and a brief description of the legal framework STI against the post-conflict. The paper concludes with some recommendations and opportunities in this new era for the country.

2025, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith

Steven Bouma-Prediger presents a compelling theological case for why caring for the Earth is integral to Christian discipleship. Writing with a pastoral tone that blends scriptural reflection, theology, and personal stories, he reframes “stewardship” as “earthkeeping” to emphasize the biblical call to care for creation (Genesis 2:15). The book explores the ecological insights of Christian tradition, draws from a wide range of theological voices, and offers practical steps for living simply and sustainably. Bouma-Prediger argues that ecological care reflects God’s love for all creatures, challenging common end-times interpretations that devalue the Earth. He addresses environmental justice and racism, urging Christians to develop ecological consciousness grounded in gratitude, generosity, and Sabbath rest. While the book’s theological and political implications may be controversial, it remains a rich academic and pastoral resource.

2025

The views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of swisspeace. Publisher swisspeace is an action-oriented peace research institute with headquarters in Bern, Switzerland. It aims to prevent the outbreak of violent conflicts and to enable sustainable conflict transformation. Partners swisspeace is an Associated Institute of the University of Basel and a member of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW) Ordering information swisspeace,

2025, Creative Commons (CC) Open Education Platform

University Open Governance is a minimum international program for the nonviolent rule of law (RoL) civil safeguard, peer-review, and promotion of higher education initiatives, institutions, and networks in compliance with the United Nations Education Science Culture Organization (UNESCO) University Twinning and Networking Programme (UNITWIN) best practices compendium composed of a database of free libre and open source solutions (FLOSS) accreditations, strategic partnerships, financial support possibilities, open education programs, and development agenda that are available to the community. It was compiled from years of higher education institutional scholar consultancies and contributions being compiled for the Universidade Nacional Madres de Plaza de Mayo (UNMa), Creative Commons (CC) Open Education Platform, and Interfaith America Educational Cohort. For further instruction on institutional development read my 'Nonprofit Open Governance' study.

2025, University of Saints Andrew, Bernard, and Chaetan (UFABC) WikiLab

Rule of Law (RoL) Open Education (OE) presents the urgent necessity for, the methodological historiography of, and the implementation best practices to pedagogical procedures in compliance with the United Nations Education Science Culture Organization (UNESCO) 1971 'Recommendation on Education for Peace and Human Rights, International Understanding, Cooperation, Fundamental Freedoms, Global Citizenship and Sustainable Development' 1 , 2016 'Recommendation on Open Science' 2 , and 2019 'Recommendation on Open Educational Resources (OER)' 3. This way I intend to present how peace education and open education can be applied to humanities and science technology engineering art math (STEAM) educative usage in international open pedagogy, instructional design, and school management alike. It was developed with the support of the Federal University of Saints Andrew, Bernard, and Chaetan (UFABC) WikiLab Wikipedagogy under the supervision of Ph.D.

2025, Economics Council for Europe (UNECE) Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6. Education on Standardization Initiative (START-Ed)

Open United Nations (OUN) is a civil participation guide for the individual and communities participation in the United Nations (UN) System organizations in compliance with its official recommendation for open science and mission to promote cultural rights, of which itself is one of the most proeminent world exemplars. It was developed due to several inquiries by local community leaders from all around the world throughout my countless missions and social networks. It was compiled for the United Nations Economics Council for Europe (UNECE) Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies (WP.6. Education on Standardization Initiative (START-Ed) that wanted to understand better the role of the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA).

2025, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Gaza Mental Health Psyche-Social Support (MHPSS)

Right to Death Nonviolent Doctrine is a transparently audited open science proposal based on the researches I for a nonviolent restorative justice rule of law (RoL) least worse possible minimum set of guidelines for the jurisprudence of mental health psyche-social support (MHPSS) harm reduction for individuals and groups demanding for their legal rights to assisted death, also called euthanasia, and suicide. It was developed from my personal experience saving countless lives without any method available, so having to research them infield, and was compiled from my readings when writing the Immortal Magazine's article 'Right to Death and Eternity Thanatology' due to a request from the humanitarian agents of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Gaza Mission.

2025, Urvio

Introducción: la implementación del acuerdo de paz en Colombia ha representado un desafío significativo para sus firmantes, quienes han debido enfrentar una realidad distinta a la que conocían en el ámbito campesino o en la clandestinidad. Objetivo: analizar los cambios que han experimentado los firmantes del acuerdo de paz en su vida cotidiana. Metodología: se realizaron entrevistas a 15 firmantes del acuerdo entre 2017 y 2024, diseñadas para explorar aspectos de su cotidianidad y las problemáticas relacionadas con el proceso de reincorporación. El análisis de estas entrevistas permitió identificar tres desafíos principales que afectan su día a día: la falta de empleo, los problemas de seguridad y la precariedad en el acceso a vivienda. Estas dificultades han impactado directamente su calidad de vida, han limitado su integración plena como ciudadanos y han afectado a los resultados esperados del proceso de reincorporación. Conclusiones: es necesario replantear el modelo de reincorporación, alejándolo de una visión centrada en la desmovilización, para garantizar la efectiva integración de los firmantes como ciudadanos dentro del país.

2025, Campaign for Peace Education

Peace Commons is my reply to an invitation by the Gaza war Jerusalem Doctors Without Borders (MSF) mental health psyche-social support (MHPSS) team to present my peacemaking principles ontology based on the relations I draw between the concept of "commons", as we use it in the Creative Commons (CC) Open Education Platform, and that of "peace", as we develop in the Campaign for Peace Education, in order to show the solidarity feedbacks between peace education and open education, as we develop in the Open Education Global (OEG) and United Nations Education Science Culture Organization (UNESCO) International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP).

2025, Words of Peace International

History of Peace Culture in Brazil was inspired by the development of the Rotary Peace Academy of Brazil, after the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) Positive Peace Ambassadorship course, that led the author's in-field and online researches of a database on the theme. From that it expands to show how this knowledge nourished works with the Prem Rawat International (PRI) Words of Peace organization developing peace education programs for homeless and endangered populations in São Paulo Crackland skid rows. By focusing on the positive historiography of peace culture institutions, along their policies and social solidarity economy (SSE) development projects, and avoiding the usual individuals historiographic focus, it tries to empower the countless anonymous peace agents peacebuilders, peacemakers, peacekeepers, peace studies scholars, and compassionate listening nonviolent communication practitioners serving in the field's countless civil movements and organizations.

2025, Wikipedagogy Brazil

Peace Games is a the proposal for a nonviolent games certification to establish the rule of law (RoL) regulatory compliance development of peace culture entertainment for all audiences and ages, be it table games, card decks, toys, or videogames. It was inspired by Buckminster Fuller's 'World Peace Game' along with the United Nations Education Science Culture Organization (UNESCO) co-founder Johan Huizinga 'Homo Ludens' ludic pedagogy and Model United Nations (MUN) educational simulation. It was developed to assist in online relief for families during the COVID pandemic long home lockdown period due to requests from many endangered communities worldwide I work with, like my São Paulo Unitarian Universalist Quaker Meeting yout education group so to be compiled for the World Game Jam.

2025, Revista CoPaLa Construyendo Paz Latinoamericana

Desde un escenario de la provincia mexicana, cercano a su capital, golpeado por la violencia y su impunidad, se persigue el objetivo de
analizar las motivaciones que impulsaron a crear e implementar iniciativas de construcción de paz en el estado de Morelos, a partir de
entrevistas con sus actores protagónicos, para aportar elementos que contribuyan con el desarrollo de estrategias en la construcción
de una paz duradera. Así, se recurre Galtung y Lederach para perfilar una perspectiva teórica que permita identificar a este tipo de
actores, sus estrategias y algunas características comunes a todas ellas. Con entrevistas semiestructuradas analizadas en función de
categorías compartidas en todas ellas, se identificaron eventos que desencadenaron la participación de estos actores, así como los
desafíos y oportunidades que rodean sus iniciativas. Se concluye reconociendo la importancia de estos avances aún frente a
panoramas en que impera la violencia, así como el papel que la educación tiene dentro de las estrategias para la construcción de una
paz más sólida y duradera.

2025, Kastamonu Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi

This study examines the liberal/illiberal dichotomy in peace studies, highlighting how normative biases embedded within this framework marginalizes alternative approaches to peacebuilding. The liberal peace model has shaped both academic discourse and policy paradigms in peace processes. However, its intellectual and practical hegemony often reduces non-liberal or hybrid frameworks to "illiberal" approaches, portraying them as deficient or unstable. This normative bias simplifies the diversity of conflict resolution efforts and neglects context-specific strategies. The study addresses the question: How does the liberal/illiberal dichotomy limit our understanding of international peace processes, and what conceptual alternatives can foster a more inclusive framework? Using critical analysis and conceptual inquiry, the study proposes a multi-normative approach, informed by distinctions between process-and content-related norms, to better account for the complexity of peace efforts. The discussion underscore the need to move beyond binary framings and embrace inclusive frameworks that reflect the diversity of peacebuilding strategies in varying geopolitical and cultural contexts.

2025, Nurul Mahmudah, M.H & Riski Gunawan, Lc., S.Pd.I., M.Pd.I

Buku ini mengangkat kisah dan nilai-nilai kearifan lokal masyarakat Lampung dalam membangun kehidupan sosial yang harmonis. Dimulai dengan pengenalan kondisi geografis dan sosial budaya dalam Selayang Pandang Lampung Nan Indah, pembaca... more

2025, МИРОВАЯ ЭКОНОМИКА И МЕЖДУНАРОДНЫЕ ОТНОШЕНИЯ, 2025, том 69, № 1, сс. 102-112

Аннотация. Статья представляет собой рассуждение, проведенное в логике мысленного эксперимента. В качестве исходной предпосылки взяты смелые идеи И. Канта и графа Л.А. Камаровского об установлении в будущем "законосообразности" (верховенства права) не только внутри обществ, но также между государствами, когда конфликты разрешаются международным судом, подкрепленным солидарной силой великих держав. Задача состоит в том, чтобы наметить возможности и векторы продвижения главных держав и геополитических центров Запада к этому идеалу с учетом известных барьеров (связанных прежде всего с неприятием ограничения собственного суверенитета), интересов повышения международного престижа, легитимности, расширения влияния, а также с включением социально-эволюционных механизмов конкуренции в этой сфере.

2025, African affairs

Cameroon, traditionally overlooked on the international peace agenda, has recently received increased attention due to mounting security challenges. Operating under an authoritarian regime that denies conflicts while promoting a narrative of stability, the course of international peace-from-below initiatives is profoundly influenced by this constrained political environment. Through in-depth case studies of three ongoing humanitarian crises—the Central African refugees’ influx, the Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province insurgency, and the Anglophone conflict—this article contends that localized peace approaches, centring on grassroots reconciliation, may obscure broader structural issues, silence non-state political claims from below, and absolve the state of its responsibilities. Embracing such methodologies not only reinforces authoritarian dynamics but also exhibits a performative dimension, contributing to the establishment of a ‘victor’s peace’ in the absence of military victory.

2025, Journal of International Criminal Law

Since the original purpose of asylum is to provide weak persons who flee conflicts and other crises occurring in their homelands to foreign territories with protection, international law actors should strict themselves to the human accurate application of asylum rules to achieve the true humanitarian objective of asylum. However, practice discloses several examples of exploiting asylum for evil purposes, i.e., impunity. Perpetrators of gross atrocities against innocents that occur during conflicts in a country seek to enjoy the protection offered by asylum. This presents a severe crisis threatening the applicability and credibility of international law. In this study, the phenomenon of exploiting the asylum notion by a perpetrator to seek impunity is analyzed by studying the case of outposted Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and the Russian decision to grant him asylum status on humanitarian grounds, regardless of the judicial endeavors to prosecute him for the atrocities attributable to his regime in Syria. The research aims to point out the negative impacts of political influence on asylum decisions and how this interference promotes international impunity.

2025, East African Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities

This study was on ''Harari Proverbs in Context: Exploring their Social and Cultural Functions." As a pushing factor, 'Harari proverbs have gradually been vanished from the Harari people.' One among some claims is that these functions and continuity have been declined from time to time, and little attention has been given to the exploration and the documentation of Harari proverbs. To this end, the general objective of this study was to collect, describe, and analyze Harari proverbs based on their contextual functions. As the research design employed in this study depicted, descriptive and diagnostic research approaches and case study methods along with purely qualitative dimensions were employed. Moreover, the Contextual and Functional approaches have been used as a theoretical framework for the study. The results of the study identified themes expressed through functions such as proverbs that depict religious life, societal bonding, depicting women, and criticizing malignancy. Proverbs that revealed on reviewing malevolence, enhancing cooperation, and reflecting boost work morale and uphold social commentary. It also reflects historical events that were examined. Harari proverbs play a major role in strengthening tribal solidarity and creating public responses to social, cultural, and economic obstacles. Additionally, this study sought to show that proverbs can be used for lifting the community up, preserving culture and cultivating responsible individuals.

2025

The principles of objectivity and subjectivity are two important pillars in the philosophy of law. The objective principle requires that laws be made and enforced based on rationality and universal morality, ensuring that laws are logical, accountable, non-discriminatory, and aligned with the values of justice and human dignity. Philosophers such as Immanuel Kant, Thomas Aquinas, and Hans Kelsen support the view that law should be based on reason, reflect natural law, and be scientifically testable without subjective elements. On the other hand, the subjective principle focuses on the rights and obligations of individuals as rational, moral, and free legal subjects. This means that humans possess inherent rights and obligations from birth, such as the right to life and the right to fair treatment, and the law must recognize and protect human dignity. Human Rights (HR) are a universal manifestation of this subjective principle. These two principles often conflict, especially when public interests clash with rights.

2025

This study examines how Generation Z in conflict-affected regions of Pakistan perceives peace and understands its role in peacebuilding processes. Grounded in the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, the research explores how youth navigate political instability, institutional mistrust, and socioeconomic inequality to construct everyday meanings of peace. Using a qualitative approach, the study draws on fifty semi-structured interviews with university students from Kohat University, primarily representing conflict-prone districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Thematic analysis reveals five interlinked themes: (1) political stability as a prerequisite for peace and good governance; (2) ethical and independent media as a site of both accountability and civic engagement; (3) education as a transformative tool that fosters critical thinking, tolerance, and participatory citizenship; (4) the contested role of traditional justice systems like the Jirga in local dispute resolution; and (5) digital platforms as spaces for everyday activism, where youth challenge dominant narratives and promote alternative visions of justice. While many participants expressed disillusionment with existing institutions, they also articulated resilient strategies to reclaim agency through education, media, and civic participation. The study underscores the generational shift from passive media consumption to active digital engagement, linking youth-led activism with broader peacebuilding efforts. It recommends youth-inclusive governance, peace-oriented curriculum reform, and balanced media regulations to support sustainable peace. By centering youth perspectives, this research contributes to a deeper understanding of how conflict-affected communities imagine peace not as the absence of violence, but as the presence of justice, dignity, and voice.

2025

Conflicts between students and teachers in 21st-century education reflect a multidimensional crisis encompassing psychological, social, and spiritual dimensions within the school ecosystem. The prevailing competitive and individualistic culture has weakened empathy and spiritual awareness, thereby distorting the fundamental aim of education as the formation of holistic human beings. This study aims to explore the role of the Religious Quotient (RQ) as a conflict resolution approach that emphasizes love, sincerity, and spiritual responsibility. Using a reflective qualitative method, this article analyzes how RQ can be integrated into pedagogical practices and the teacher's role as a spiritual mentor. The findings reveal that strengthening RQ not only enhances the teacher's ethical competence in managing conflict, but also fosters a peaceful, inclusive, and transformative educational space. Schools that adopt this paradigm have the potential to become spiritual communities that restore social relationships and uphold human dignity.

2025

2025, Informe de seguimiento a la política de reincorporación Socioeconómica de exintegrantes de las FARC-EP

Sin duda, el éxito del acuerdo de paz también ha de implicar la implementación adecuada de la reincorporación como una medida para garantizar la no repetición de los daños causados, por lo que es importante mantener el espíritu de esperanza en torno a la paz, como lo manifiestan las voces de las mujeres que este informe recoge. La paz es con nosotras y con ellas. La paz es con todas.

2025

Nearly half of all countries emerging from civil conflict relapse into war within a few years of signing a peace agreement. The postwar trajectories of armed groups vary from organizational cohesion to dissolution, demilitarization to remilitarization. In Organized Violence after Civil War, Daly analyzes evidence from thirty-seven militia groups in Colombia, demonstrating that the primary driving force behind these changes is the variation in recruitment patterns within, and between, the warring groups. She documents the transition from war to peace through interviews with militia commanders, combatants and victims. Using rich ex-combatant survey data and geo-coded information on violence over fifty years of war, Daly explains the dynamics inside armed organizations and the strategic interactions among them. She also shows how the theory may be used beyond Colombia, both within the region of Latin America and across the rest of the world.

2025

At the end of World War II, countries involved in war crimes issued apologies for their large-scale atrocities. In East Asia, studies showed that Japan has apologized for war crimes committed against South Korean comfort women at the comfort station. Yet, since 1991, the persistent court cases against Japan suggest Japan's wartime apologies have failed to reconcile wartime survivors and yield intergroup forgiveness. Why is this so? The study interrogates the legal culture of Japan as a measure to unravel South Korea's intractable unacceptance of Japan's war apology claims. We explored culture as a peculiar group identity and focused on the distinctive Japanese legal culture associated with Nihonjinron. Findings revealed that Japan's legal culture of giri is endogenous in contrast to South Korea's exogenous transitional justice of litigation culture, frequently used by survivors to pursue justice. These dualities of legal culture between Japan and South Korea, notably Japan's intricacies of interpersonal apology, shame culture, and apology mannerisms, have political, economic, and security ramifications between Japan and South Korea. The study suggests the establishment of the Truth Commission as an alternative middle ground for a dispute resolution mechanism between Japan and its neighbours.

2025, Boletín Observatorio de Acciones Colectivas por la Educación y la Pedagogía - OACEP

2025, Visitas al Patio (revista U de Cartagena, Colombia)

RESUMEN El 19 de mayo de 1997 sicarios paramilitares asesinaron en Bogotá a Mario Calderón y Elsa Alvarado, dos investigadores y líderes sociales vinculados al Centro de Investigación y Educación Popular (CINEP). Al respecto, la escritora Elvira Sánchez-Blake anota que con este homicidio se inscribió "una era de terror pasivo" en la historia colombiana reciente, un período en el que se consolidó una estructura criminal entre la clase política, los aparatos represivos del Estado y el terror paramilitar. Este ensayo se enfoca en la crónica literaria de Sánchez-Blake, Suma Paz: la utopía de Mario Calderón y Elsa Alvarado (2021), un texto que no sólo reconstruye este trágico suceso, sino que recupera un episodio singular en la historia del ambientalismo colombiano: la creación de la Reserva Natural Suma-Paz en la que participaron Mario y Elsa a finales del pasado siglo. A través de la lectura de Suma Paz, sostengo que el colectivo asociado con la Reserva generó una reflexión seminal sobre las relaciones entre naturaleza, conflicto armado y "paz" que, décadas después, tendría resonancia en el contexto abierto por el Acuerdo Final de Paz de 2016 en Colombia.

2025, Counterpunch

The military-industrial complex is elephantine, yet it is rarely taken into account by political commentators. Connected to almost everything, it is one reason why the home front sustains our aggressive, illegal, military interventions and occupations throughout the world. Many good people are in thrall to the military-industrial complex, and consequently are silenced, unwilling to become active opponents. These include liberals, social justice advocates, and even professional soldiers who question our illegal interventions. There are, of course, some protesters in our nation, but not enough to make militarism the main issue in Congressional and Presidential elections, or to give the subject much visibility on a daily basis.

2025

Buku karya Immanuel Kant "The Critique of Practical Reason" adalah karya dengan tema filsafat moral yang merupakan kelanjutan dari karya sebelumnya yang berjudul "The Critque of Pure Reason". Jika pada "The Critique of Pure Reason" membahas batas-batas pengetahuan maka pada "The Critique of practical reason" ini membahas pada moralitas dan kebebasan kehendak manusia. Pada buku "The Critique of Practical Reason" menjelaskan mengenai penggunaan akal manusia yang beliau bagi menjadi dua cara menggunakan akal (reason):

2025

Yayasan Ash-Shaaf merupakan lembaga sosial yang berfokus pada pembinaan anak-anak yatim dan dhuafa melalui kegiatan pengajian rutin dan pendidikan moral keagamaan. Namun, terdapat tantangan dalam menanamkan pemahaman nilai-nilai kemanusiaan secara menyeluruh kepada anak-anak binaan, yang sebagian besar berasal dari latar belakang sosial terbatas. Keterbatasan ini menghambat akses mereka terhadap informasi dan pengalaman yang dapat membentuk sikap toleran dan peduli terhadap sesama. Oleh karena itu, tim pelaksana merancang program penyuluhan bertema nilai-nilai kemanusiaan yang dikemas secara interaktif dan disesuaikan dengan karakteristik peserta. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah meningkatkan pemahaman anak-anak terhadap nilai-nilai kemanusiaan, menghasilkan dokumentasi lengkap kegiatan, serta mendorong terbentuknya budaya interaksi yang lebih humanis dan inklusif di lingkungan yayasan. Kegiatan ini meliputi tahap persiapan, pembuatan materi, pelaksanaan penyuluhan dengan pendekatan partisipatif, serta penyusunan laporan dan dokumentasi sebagai luaran akhir. Kata kunci: Pembinaan anak, pendidikan nilai, kesadaran sosial, toleransi, kegiatan penyuluhan.

2025, Journal of Governance

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have been one of the non-state actors that have contributed to world peace and peaceful coexistence; NGOs have served as a platform for individuals and organizations to contribute to peacebuilding and resolve various humanitarian crises. Every part of the world has its peculiarities; hence, it becomes imperative for international NGOs to face various challenges while discharging their duties. This paper focuses on identifying the roles and impediments of international NGOs in peacebuilding in the northeastern region of Nigeria. This paper adopted a qualitative research method, and the qualitative data was collected through journals, research publications, websites, and textbooks. The data collected reveals that illiteracy, insecurity, customs, and traditional beliefs, among other factors, are impediments that hinder the operations of international NGOs in the Northeast Region of Nigeria. This paper also identifies the roles of international NGOs in peacebuilding; education and research, provision of relief materials, provision of health care, and provision of social amenities are some of the roles of international NGOs identified in this paper. This paper suggested that the government should invest more in the education sector or adopt the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) education funding policy, and NGOs should partner with traditional rulers, as they are the custodians of traditions and customs, to ensure proper implementation of their policies and execution of their programs.

2025, Particle X

The persistent threat posed by nuclear weapons demands innovative approaches beyond traditional deterrence, disarmament, and missile defense. This study introduces Particle X, a theoretical active neutron-absorbing construct designed to... more

2025, Journal of Media Horizons

This paper explores the foundational question: What is Pakistani philosophy? Rather than seeking to define it as an existing school of thought, the inquiry examines its perceived absence, its displacement into adjacent domains, and the structural conditions under which a distinct philosophical tradition might emerge. Despite a rich intellectual landscape across law, theology, literature, and ethics, Pakistan has not developed a formally recognized philosophical canon. The paper engages with the intellectual legacy of Allama Iqbal, widely regarded as a pivotal philosophical voice-and considers how his ideas continue to inform discourse while remaining open to reinterpretation in light of contemporary challenges. It further explores how philosophical inquiry in Pakistan often occurs through nonphilosophical fields such as jurisprudence, mysticism, and activism. Arguing that such a tradition is unlikely to emerge from current institutional settings, the paper suggests that it will more plausibly be shaped by independent thinkers across disciplines. It concludes by outlining the contours of a future Pakistani philosophy: contextually grounded, intellectually plural, and epistemically self-directed.

2025

In the subchapter titled "Introducing the Ashram," readers are taken on a mystical journey to a place that holds the key to unlocking the secrets of ancient Hindu mythology. The ashram, a sanctuary of spirituality and enlightenment, becomes the stage upon which the characters' stories unfold. As the diverse group of individuals nds themselves inexplicably drawn to the ashram, readers are introduced to a tapestry of contemporary society. Each character represents a different facet of modern life, re ecting the universal quest for meaning, purpose, and connection. Within the ashram's walls, the characters are immersed in the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva, the deity of creation and destruction. The spiritual leader imparts wisdom about embracing change, nding balance, and surrendering to the ebb and ow of life. Through this exploration of mysticism, readers are reminded of the relevance of these ancient tales in today's world. Journeying further, the characters delve into the stories of Lord Vishnu's divine avatars, such as Rama and Krishna. Lessons of duty, righteousness, and devotion are learned, providing guidance for the characters' own lives and offering insights into the complexities of human existence. The power of the divine feminine is also explored, as the characters encounter Goddess Durga, Kali, Lakshmi, Sita, and Radha. The women of the ashram nd empowerment, inner strength, and self-discovery through these archetypes, highlighting the importance of embracing one's true nature and embracing the divine feminine energy within. Interwoven with the characters' personal stories are the narratives of the deities, emphasizing the connection between individual paths and the grand tapestry of Sanatan Dharma. The threads of destiny intertwine, revealing the intricate and interconnected nature of life.

2025, Social-Therapeutic Vector of a Playback Theatre Event

Савінов В. В. Соціально-терапевтичний вектор плейбек-театральної події. Простір арттерапії: вектори зцілення у часи війни : матеріали ХХІІ Міжнар. міждисципл. наук.-практ. конф. (21–23 берез. 2025 р.) / за наук. ред. О. Л. Вознесенської, Л. О. Подкоритової. Київ : Талком, 2025. 178 с. С. 89–95. URI: https://lib.iitta.gov.ua/id/eprint/745780.
Анотація. У статті досліджується соціальна роль плейбек-театру як особливої форми сучасного інтерактивного мистецтва. Згадується історичний та концептуальний зв’язок плейбек-театру з театром імпровізації (спонтанності), психодрамою, арттерапією, іншими соціальними практиками та напрямами психології, підкреслюючи їх вплив на цілі, завдання та організацію плейбек-театральних подій. Соціально-терапевтичний вектор плейбек-театру в першому наближенні розглянуто з трьох точок зору: 1) унікальної психологічної атмосфери плейбек-театральних подій – поєднанням 4-х цінностей (феноменів): гри, занурення, єдності та свободи; 2) прикладного застосування для соціально-психологічного супроводу: спрямованістю на опосередковану допомогу через активізацію роботи спільнот, підживленням комунікативних ресурсів особистості тощо; 3) мистецьких рис сучасного театру: перформативністю (з її інтерактивністю), партиципаторністю (з імпровізацією та частковою імерсивністю), іноді ритуалізованістю. Соціальна значущість плейбек-театру обґрунтовується передусім організацією простору для вивільнення та опрацювання емоцій, підтримки маргіналізованих груп, розвитку емпатії та критичного мислення водночас. Показано, що плейбек-театральний перформанс сприяє соціальній саморефлексії, моделюванню складних соціальних процесів, передачі міжпоколінного досвіду через обмін наративами та соціально важливими ритуалами тощо. Окреслюються перспективи практичного використання плейбек-театру як інструмента соціально-психологічної підтримки чи супроводу, особливо в умовах суспільних криз, та підкреслюється необхідність подальших досліджень його соціально-терапевтичного вектору.
Ключові слова: плейбек-театр, плейбек-театральне дійство (подія), особистість, соціально-терапевтичний вектор, інтерактивне мистецтво, перформанс, психодрама, арттерапія, соціально-психологічна підтримка (супровід), перформативність, партиципаторність, імерсивність, групова динаміка, психологічна атмосфера, емоційна підтримка, наратив, ритуал, соціальна саморефлексія, маргіналізовані групи, емпатія, критичне мислення.
Annotation. The article explores the social role of playback theatre as a unique form of contemporary interactive art. It highlights the historical and conceptual connections of playback theatre with improvisational (spontaneity) theatre, psychodrama, art therapy, other social practices, and areas of psychology, emphasizing their influence on the goals, objectives, and organization of playback theatre events. The social-therapeutic vector of playback theatre is initially considered from three perspectives: 1) the unique psychological atmosphere of playback theatre events, characterized by the combination of four values (phenomena): play, immersion, unity, and freedom; 2) applied use for socio-psychological support: indirect assistance through the activation of community work, enhancement of individual communicative resources, etc.; 3) artistic features of contemporary theatre: performativity (with its interactivity), participatory nature (with improvisation and partial immersiveness), and sometimes ritualization. The social significance of playback theatre is substantiated primarily by its ability to create a space for the release and processing of emotions, support for marginalized groups, and the development of empathy and critical thinking. The article demonstrates that playback theatre performance promotes social self-reflection, modeling of complex social processes, and the transmission of intergenerational experience through the exchange of narratives and socially significant rituals. The prospects for the practical use of playback theatre as a tool for socio-psychological support or accompaniment (assistance), especially in times of social crises, are outlined, and the need for further research into its social-therapeutic vector is emphasized.
Keywords: Playback theatre, playback theatre action (event), personality, social-therapeutic vector, interactive art, performance, psychodrama, art therapy, socio-psychological support (assistance), performativity, participation, immersiveness, group dynamics, psychological atmosphere, emotional support, narrative, ritual, social self-reflection, marginalized groups, empathy, critical thinking.
Аннотация. В статье исследуется социальная роль плейбек-театра как особой формы современного интерактивного искусства. Упоминается историческая и концептуальная связь плейбек-театра с театром импровизации (спонтанности), психодрамой, арт-терапией, другими социальными практиками и направлениями психологии, подчеркивая их влияние на цели, задачи и организацию плейбек-театральных событий. Социально-терапевтический вектор плейбек-театра в первом приближении рассматривается с трёх точек зрения: 1) уникальной психологической атмосферы плейбек-театральных событий, сочетающей четыре ценности (феномена): игру, погруженность, единство и свободу; 2) прикладного применения для социально-психологического сопровождения: ориентации на опосредованную помощь через активизацию работы сообществ, подпитку коммуникативных ресурсов личности и т. д.; 3) художественных черт современного театра: перформативности (с её интерактивностью), партиципаторности (с импровизацией и частичной иммерсивностью), а иногда и ритуализированности. Социальная значимость плейбек-театра обосновывается прежде всего организацией пространства для высвобождения и проработки эмоций, поддержки маргинализированных групп, развития эмпатии и критического мышления. Показано, что плейбек-театральный перформанс способствует социальной саморефлексии, моделированию сложных социальных процессов, передаче межпоколенного опыта через обмен нарративами и социально значимыми ритуалами. Обозначаются перспективы практического использования плейбек-театра как инструмента социально-психологической поддержки или сопровождения, особенно в условиях общественных кризисов, и подчёркивается необходимость дальнейших исследований его социально-терапевтического вектора.
Ключевые слова: плейбек-театр, плейбек-театральное действо (событие), личность, социально-терапевтический вектор, интерактивное искусство, перформанс, психодрама, арт-терапия, социально-психологическая поддержка (сопровождение), перформативность, партиципаторность, иммерсивность, групповая динамика, психологическая атмосфера, эмоциональная поддержка, нарратив, ритуал, социальная саморефлексия, маргинализированные группы, эмпатия, критическое мышление.

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