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Restorative Justice: Promoting Peace and Wellbeing

  • Illuminates the connection between peace psychology and restorative justices

  • Demonstrates the importance of psychological theory in restorative practices

  • Emphasizes the elements of dialogue and the role of restorative justice values for achieving peace

Part of the book series: Peace Psychology Book Series (PPBS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxi
  2. Restorative Justice and Peace Psychology in Relation to Educational Settings

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Diverse Approaches for Implementing Restorative Practices in Schools in the US

      • Jamee S. Carroll, Astrida Kaugars, John Grych
      Pages 3-22
    3. Taking a Developmental Perspective on Restorative Justice in Schools

      • Holly Recchia, Cecilia Wainryb, Laura Pareja Conto
      Pages 23-43
    4. Developing a More Restorative Pedagogy: Aligning Restorative Justice Teaching with Restorative Justice Principles

      • Mikhail Lyubansky, Giovana Mete, Gillian Ho, Emily Shin, Yamenah Ambreen
      Pages 79-106
    5. Pedagogy of Transcendence: A Framework for Positive Peace and Restorative Justice in Education

      • Gwynn Alexander, Antonio Jimenez-Luque, David Karp
      Pages 107-128
  3. Restorative Justice and Peace Psychology in Relation to Criminal Justice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 213-224

About this book

This timely collection of chapters written by international experts bridges the gap between peace psychology and restorative justice. The Editors combined their respective fields of expertise to start a much-needed debate on the potential but also risks that are associated when implementing restorative justice in the peace psychology field. The volume highlights how psychological theory and research can inform and evaluate the potential of restorative practices in formal and informal educational settings as well as the criminal justice space. The chapters cover both negative and positive peace across levels while introducing the reader to various case studies from across the world. All in all, the book explores how restorative justice can promote positive peace through its connection fostering dialogue, empathy, forgiveness, and other key psychological elements of peace.

Keywords

  • restorative justice
  • peace psychology
  • wellbeing
  • peace pedagogy
  • resilience
  • reparations
  • community violence
  • systemic injustice
  • systemic oppression
  • post-conflict societies
  • criminal justice system
  • racial and ethnic divides

Editors and Affiliations

  • Educational Policy and Leadership, College of Education, Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA

    Gabriel Velez

  • Restorative Justice for All International Institute, London, UK

    Theo Gavrielides

About the editors

Gabriel Mateo Velez, PhD, Educational Policy and Leadership, College of Education, Marquette University

Professor Theo Gavrielides, PhD, is a legal philosopher and a world-known restorative justice expert. He is the Founder and Director of the Restorative Justice for All (RJ4All) International Institute, and holds various visiting positions as a professor, fellow and scholar in many universities across the world.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Restorative Justice: Promoting Peace and Wellbeing

  • Editors: Gabriel Velez, Theo Gavrielides

  • Series Title: Peace Psychology Book Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13101-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-13100-4Published: 27 September 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-13103-5Due: 11 October 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-13101-1Published: 26 September 2022

  • Series ISSN: 2197-5779

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-5787

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXXI, 224

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Peace Psychology, Social Psychology

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-031-13101-1
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)