Peace Education
In an effort to make peace a more central subject of study, the Institute for Economics and Peace is focusing on peace education at both the secondary and tertiary levels.
IEP also works closely with a large number of Universities and Business Schools across the world. It has built a Business Faculty Network - a consortium of business faculty and leading scholars collecting and conducting research on and documenting case studies to illustrate the linkages between business, peace and economic development. Learn more about the Business Faculty Network.
IEP is actively working to increase awareness about the meaning and value of peace in high schools. For this purpose, it has developed a series of four modules for peace education: the Building Blocks of Peace. The modules can be downloaded free of charge. Learn more about the Building Blocks of Peace.
IEP is currently engaged in establishing the first ever Chair in Peace Economics.
The Building Blocks of Peace
Module 1: An Understanding of Peace
Explore the factors influencing a country's peacefulness and why peace is more than simply the absence of war.Module 2: Peace and Sustainability
Understand the impact of peace on global sustainability through a focus on water access and managementModule 3: Education and Peace
Investigate the important role education plays in supporting a country's peacefulness.
Module 4: Peace and Economics
Examine the benefits of peace to business and the economy through an exploration of tourism and retail industries.Resources for students & teachers
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Glossary: a useful guide of terms used in the Building Blocks of Peace
Map: a map of the world according to states of peacefulness
Videos: clips from the award-winning documentary, "Soldiers of Peace".
Links: external links to relevant peace and education websites
Reports: the Global Peace Index annual reports and discussion papers.