Zoekresultaten

Writing the self for reconciliation and global citizenship

In this chapter, we propose that the democracy we wish to see out in the world is influenced by the quality of our own “inner democracies”—that is: the quality of the democracies among and between the selves or voices in the landscape of the self. We must find ways out of the I-prisons we experience and perpetuate. With this in mind, we propose that ”writing the self,” a method whereby creative, expressive, and reflective writing is used to cultivate an internal dialogue and construct a new identity narrative (Lengelle, 2014), can assist in reshaping our stories about ”the Other and ourselves” and can contribute to personal and cultural healing and reconciliation. The inner dialogue reconciled is foundational for the external dialogue at the heart of global citizenship within education. Indeed, as Schellhammer argues, we must cultivate the self in order to become inter-culturally competent, and this includes facing shadow aspects through truthful dialogues with the self and caring for the self. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62861-5_6 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reinekke-lengelle-phd-767a4322/

Voices in the background

Adopted on the fifteenth anniversary of resolution 1325, Security Council resolution 2242 has recognized for the first time the substantial link between climate change and the “Women, Peace and Security” (WPS) framework. Despite this landmark resolution, the intersections of environmental factors, conflict and violence against women remain largely absent from the Security Council's WPS agenda. Competition over natural resources is generally understood as a driver of conflict. The risk of insecurity and conflict are further increased by environmental degradation and climate change. It is therefore clear that the environment and natural resources must be integrated into the WPS agenda. This should necessarily include a discussion of indigenous rights to land and the gender-related dimensions of environmental factors. Indigenous women are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation, caused by resource extraction and increasingly compounded by climatic changes. This in turn exacerbates other vulnerabilities, including sexual and gender-based violence and other forms of marginalization. This article argues, by reference to the situation in West Papua, that unfettered resource extraction not only amplifies vulnerabilities and exacerbates preexisting inequalities stemming from colonial times, it also gives rise to gendered consequences flowing from the damage wreaked on the natural environment and thus poses a danger to international peace and security. As such, the Security Council's failure to recognize the continuous struggle of women in indigenous and rural communities against extractive economies and climate change impact as a security risk forms a serious lacuna within its WPS agenda. Originally published by Oxford University Press in Global Studies Quarterly, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2021, ksab018, https://doi.org/10.1093/isagsq/ksab018

Voices in the background

Adopted on the fifteenth anniversary of resolution 1325, Security Council resolution 2242 has recognized for the first time the substantial link between climate change and the “Women, Peace and Security” (WPS) framework. Despite this landmark resolution, the intersections of environmental factors, conflict and violence against women remain largely absent from the Security Council's WPS agenda. Competition over natural resources is generally understood as a driver of conflict. The risk of insecurity and conflict are further increased by environmental degradation and climate change. It is therefore clear that the environment and natural resources must be integrated into the WPS agenda. This should necessarily include a discussion of indigenous rights to land and the gender-related dimensions of environmental factors. Indigenous women are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation, caused by resource extraction and increasingly compounded by climatic changes. This in turn exacerbates other vulnerabilities, including sexual and gender-based violence and other forms of marginalization. This article argues, by reference to the situation in West Papua, that unfettered resource extraction not only amplifies vulnerabilities and exacerbates preexisting inequalities stemming from colonial times, it also gives rise to gendered consequences flowing from the damage wreaked on the natural environment and thus poses a danger to international peace and security. As such, the Security Council's failure to recognize the continuous struggle of women in indigenous and rural communities against extractive economies and climate change impact as a security risk forms a serious lacuna within its WPS agenda. Originally published by Oxford University Press in Global Studies Quarterly, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2021, ksab018, https://doi.org/10.1093/isagsq/ksab018

Forgotten voices: Thailand's informal tourism entrepreneurs.

Students’ Voices-onderzoek 'Jongeren zelf aan het woord over ICT

Er wordt heel wat onderzoek gedaan naar jongeren en de manier waarop ze gebruik maken van ICT. Vaak om een algemeen beeld te krijgen van wat voor media ze zo al gebruiken en hoeveel tijd ze ermee bezig zijn. Meestal wordt de kans dan niet benut om aan jongeren zélf te vragen wat hun ervaringen zijn met ICT, met name bij het leren. Hoe ze vanuit die ervaringen aankijken tegen het inzetten van ICT bij het doen van huiswerk en welke verwachtingen ze eigenlijk hebben van het gebruik van ICT op school. Vandaar dat in Australië1 en in Nederland – met steun van Kennisnet - in de afgelopen maanden onderzoek is gedaan naar de verwachtingen en de ervaringen van studenten, leerlingen en jonge, startende leraren met betrekking tot het leren met ICT in het onderwijs. Dit artikel beschrijft de belangrijkste resultaten van dit onderzoek.

Students’ Voices-onderzoek 'Jongeren zelf aan het woord over ICT

Er wordt heel wat onderzoek gedaan naar jongeren en de manier waarop ze gebruik maken van ICT. Vaak om een algemeen beeld te krijgen van wat voor media ze zo al gebruiken en hoeveel tijd ze ermee bezig zijn. Meestal wordt de kans dan niet benut om aan jongeren zélf te vragen wat hun ervaringen zijn met ICT, met name bij het leren. Hoe ze vanuit die ervaringen aankijken tegen het inzetten van ICT bij het doen van huiswerk en welke verwachtingen ze eigenlijk hebben van het gebruik van ICT op school. Vandaar dat in Australië1 en in Nederland – met steun van Kennisnet - in de afgelopen maanden onderzoek is gedaan naar de verwachtingen en de ervaringen van studenten, leerlingen en jonge, startende leraren met betrekking tot het leren met ICT in het onderwijs. Dit artikel beschrijft de belangrijkste resultaten van dit onderzoek.