I've waited long enough and I can't wait any longer to share this! My forthcoming book, Peace Education as Critical Practice:Seeds in Fragile Soil, is on the Springer website and Amazon.It still feels a little surreal to see it out there link.springer.com/book/9783032... www.amazon.com/dp/3032470323

Peace Education as Critical Practice

This book offers a critical and context-responsive approach to peace education in societies shaped by displacement, migration, and social fragmentation.

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Greetings from Sarajevo! We had a wonderful opportunity to present our paper, “Remembering Peace Otherwise: Memory, Repair, and Lived Practices of Peace,” at the EuPRA Conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was lovely to share our work, and exchange ideas.

I had a lovely conversation with Anna about peace, peace education, and working with children in contested areas. If you want to hear my wonderful royal Turkish accent, listen and let me know what you think! www.peacetalksradio.com/episode/talk...

Talking to Kids about War and Peace

This time on Peace Talks Radio - as children grow up in a world shaped by conflict, a child psychologist and a peace education expert offer practical advice for helping them understand war, navigate d...

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Looking forward to EuPRA 2026 in Sarajevo! Samira and I will present: Remembering Peace Otherwise: Memory, Repair, and Lived Practices of Peace as part of the panel on Decolonial and Critical Peace Studies.

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We're happy to announce the #EuPRA2026 conference programme is now online! See you soon in #Sarajevo 🇧🇦! www.euprapeace.org/events/confe...

She has some thoughts on the human condition. Learning the art of staying foolish.

Our research on integrating peace education and sustainability has been published in Education, Citizenship and Social Justice! Send me a DM for the full article. Article link: doi.org/10.1177/1746...

The intersection of peace and sustainability: Narrative inquiry through critical pedagogies in language teaching - Dilara Özel, Ayşegül Yurtsever, 2026

This study explores the integration of peace education and sustainability principles into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms, focusing on how the Su...

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Bu yıl, 2. Çocuk ve Travma Kongresi’nde “Çocuklar İçin Somatik Deneyimleme Uygulamaları: Sinir Sistemi Egzersizleri” başlıklı atölyemi gerçekleştireceğim. Görüşmek üzere! 🌿 www.egedencocuktravmakongresi.com

Unfortunately, I won’t be able to attend ECER this year, as my travel schedule did not leave enough time for the Schengen visa process. However, I will still be there through two presentations! First, Ayşegül will present the peace education programme we implemented in Şanlıurfa.

Excited to be at XIV ICCE in İzmir! Tomorrow, I’ll be presenting my paper: The Paradox of Teaching Peace in Authoritarian Contexts: Hearing Children Beyond Participation. Looking forward to engaging conversations on education in challenging contexts!

My first face-to-face talk outside Türkiye, on Somatic Experiencing. So excited to share something that has helped me so much, both personally and professionally. Sharing it in Liverpool feels very meaningful. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1985921703...

The Somatic Nature of Trauma: How trauma disrupts the nervous system

Learn how trauma affects the body somatically and how listening to our body is essential for healing. With Q&A.

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🎉 it's open. booking is now live for Spring School 2026 — Caring & Sharing: The Arts of Integrating. 📅 26–28 May · Glasgow register here → events.humanitix.com/rielaspring2... (or scan the QR in the image) ✉️ questions: unesco-riela@glasgow.ac.uk

I’ll be at #CIES2026 and #AERA2026 this year presenting work on trauma-informed peace pedagogy and peace education in refugee-receiving schools. If you’re around and have time, please stop by the sessions!

Our article on palliative care is pubslihed! I had the pleasure of contributing to the data analysis for this important and insightful study on palliative caregiving. bit.ly/3MkaM5u

My new article on fluidity of peace is out 🎉🥳 I argue that peace is fluid, shaped by context, power, and time. Peace education should adapt to these shifting meanings rather than rely on universal or adapted models. You can reach the whole article here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...

Frontiers | Whose peace? Why context and local voices matter in reimagining peace education

This conceptual analysis examines the fluidity of peace as both an idea and a practice, and the shifting positionalities of those who teach and study it. Whi...

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What if peace education isn’t about giving children a voice but about learning how to listen? Join me on 5 February at University College Dublin for an open VARiE seminar on children, context, and peace beyond participation.

Sometimes peace isn’t in the apology, or the closure, or the perfect ending. It’s in that small space we open for our own emotions, the place where we stop waiting for someone else to fix it and simply let ourselves feel. Whatever we are holding letting it free

I became an academic grandmother (again)! When I was writing my thesis, my SE instructor said: “Finishing a thesis or publishing a book that’s a kind of birth too. My second grandchild is here, the experiential part of my thesis, now published in Peace & Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology (APA).

Honored to contribute to Professional Development Today. Thank you Prof. Handscomb for the invitation. here’s my article on Peace Education in Schools: www.teachingtimes.com/peace-educat...

You can now watch the MINDS Academia Seminar Series on YouTube, a project I contributed to last year. So glad to see ongoing efforts to build a more supportive academic environment 💙 m.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

MINDS Seminar Series 2024 - 2025 - YouTube

This seminar series features longer presentations from some of the speakers from MINDS Conferences 2024.

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I’ll be conducting an online The Somatic Trauma Workshop! Join me to explore body-based approaches to trauma, healing, and presence. So excited about this.🎊 Let me know if you’d like to attend. 🧿 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-somati...

The Somatic Trauma Workshop

Learn how trauma affects the body somatically and how paying attention to body sensations is essential for healing. With Q&A.

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Great start to the weekend. My proposal “The Body Remembers, the State Forgets: Trauma-Informed Peace Pedagogy in Authoritarian Context” has been accepted for presentation at #CIES2026 in San Francisco 🎉 🎊

Tickets going fast for our Online Spring School with only 3 more weeks to go! This year's theme is - "May Peace Prevail" 🕊️ Tickets and full program on our linktree!

Our new paper in Higher Education Research & Development! 🎉 “Between the pages: a qualitative inquiry into researcher wellbeing” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... We explore the lived experiences of researcher wellbeing. @herdjournal.bsky.social

Between the pages: a qualitative inquiry into researcher wellbeing

Despite the growing emphasis on research productivity and project development within academic institutions worldwide, the concept of academic wellbeing remains relatively underexplored. This study ...

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So looking forward to having a cup of Eritrean coffee on 13 June! Mark your diaries and join us in the Byres Community Hub in the Clarice Pearce Building for a afternoon of coffee, stories and excellent company. All welcome, drop-in, no need to register and entirely FREE! See you there!

📣 Families with 8-11yo children: we have a fun workshop for you to join on Saturday 14 June. We will be looking at family connections, heritage, identity and how we relate to each other. Let by Tawona Sitholé and Dilara Özel, this promises to be a fun-filled educational activity for your Saturday!

Team Meeting @uofgunescorila.bsky.social in UofGARC “Last night …. Because I didn’t want to work…” Love the benefits of a balanced work pattern for us all 😁😍🫶🏼😇 The workers in Unions in the past put a lot in to ensuring working hours and weekends and we are celebrating

Our weekly team meeting just took a creative turn! Poetic vibes, artistic sparks, and crafty magic all around. @alisonphipps.bsky.social @uofgeducation.bsky.social