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Nonviolence and Revolution

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Dr Marty Branagan is Associate Professor in Peace Studies at UNE. Based on participant–observer research into nonviolent environmental, peace, social justice and artistic activism since the 1983 Franklin River blockade, his books include two illustrated novels, Horizontal Lightning and Locked On!, and the non-fiction books Global Warming, Militarism and Nonviolence: The Art of Active Resistance, exploring ways of reducing the carbon bootprint of militarism; the co-edited Rethinking Wilderness and the Wild: Conservation, Conflict and Co-existence; and in 2025 The Cultural Dimensions of Peacebuilding. He works in rivercare and has created numerous art exhibitions and murals (often with Aboriginal artists).

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Why Active Nonviolence Differs from Non-Resistance: What Christians Learned from Gandhi

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Wolfgang Palaver is Professor emeritus of Catholic Social Thought at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, where he taught from 2002 until 2023 and where he was also Dean of the Catholic Theological Faculty from 2013 until 2017. Currently, he is teaching Catholic Social Thought at the Philosophical–Theological College of Brixen/Bressanone, Italy. He is an expert on the relationship between violence and religion, and on Christian peace ethics. He is President of Pax Christi Austria and became in March 2025 Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination, also focusing on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians and Members of Other Religions.

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Nonviolence and Resistance to Injustice

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Dale T. Snauwaert, PhD, is Professor, Director of the Doctoral program in the Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education, the Graduate Certificate Program in the Peace and Justice Studies, and the Undergraduate Minor in Peace Studies in the Department of Educational Studies, University of Toledo, USA. He is the Founding Editor of In Factis Pax: Online Journal of Peace Education and Social Justice. He is the author of several books, including Teaching Peace as a Matter of Justice: Toward a Pedagogy of Moral Reasoning, Exploring Betty A. Reardon’s Perspective on Peace Education—Looking Back, Looking Forward, Reclaimative Post-Conflict Justice: Democratizing Justice in The World Tribunal on Iraq, with Janet Gerson, Human Rights Education beyond Universalism and Relativism: A Relational Hermeneutic for Global Justice, with Fuad Al-Daraweesh, Betty A. Reardon: A Pioneer in Education for Peace and Human Rights, and Betty A. Reardon: Key Texts in Gender and Peace, with Betty Reardon. His core interests are moral and political philosophy and educational theory, with a particular interest in meta-normative theory, theories of justice, democratic theory, peace education, democratic education, human rights education, the philosophy of nonviolence and corrective justice, and teaching through a pedagogy of reflective inquiry.

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Sustainability and Human Security: Preventing Violence in the Face of Climate Challenges

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Dr. Mohamed Behnassi is a full Research Professor of international law and politics of environment and human security. Currently, he serves as a Senior Environmentalist Expert at the Economic, Social, and Environmental Council (CESE), Rabat, Morocco. He is also the Founding Director of the Center for Environment, Human Security and Governance (CERES). He has a substantial publication and research record with a large number of books, scientific papers, and presentations at international conferences. In 2024, he was nominated as a Review Expert at the UNFCCC Roster of Experts (RoE) and a Member of the PRIMA Foundation Scientific Evaluation Committee (SEC). He is continuously providing expertise to the IPBES, Medecc, and CNRST/Morocco, has organized several international scientific meetings, and managed many research and expertise projects on behalf of national and international organizations. He is also an independent CSR Senior Auditor.

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Unarmed Civilian Protection in a Colonial Context—the Case of Masafer Yatta, Palestine

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Dr Darweish's research focuses on nonviolent resistance, unarmed civilian protection, peacebuilding, and cultural heritage. He has worked across the Middle East and East Africa. He managed many large research and consultancy projects. His forthcoming book with Bristol University Press, set to be published in March 2026, is titled Unarmed Civilian Protection in Palestine.