Archive for Caitlin Robb
Community Advocacy and Rhetorical Strategy
Many social justice NGOs and advocacy groups have a mission and a message that we would like to see succeed, but not all of them do. Why is that? What makes some messages fly and others flop? This semester I have been studying a community advocacy group called ISAIAH for the answer. Here I offer […]
Wikileaks Raises Important Questions
Is Wikileaks peace media or war media? Does it aid in conflict prevention or resolution, or does it incite and extend violent conflict? I think a person’s answer to this question depends heavily upon how she or he defines peace. If peace is simply the absence of violence, I think it is easy to say […]
Peace Education and Global Understanding
One topic we recently addressed in Intro to Peace Studies is: If we are able to educate for peace, what is the best way to do so? Here are some important follow-up questions that were raised in class: Is educating for peace any better than educating for war? After all, both are kinds of socialization. […]