Education for Nonviolence and Religious Pluralism in the Context of Ahmedabad

我的项目将定位在和平教育，侧重于情境教学方面。近年来，印度经历了前所未有的不容忍、暴力和基于身份的排斥浪潮。在印度，暴力一直延续的最重要的身份之一是宗教。虽然通过教育促进非暴力的全球政策意图有据可查，但这种教育不能一刀切。这个问题是紧迫的、系统性的和普遍的：了解如何利用一个社区的宗教多元化和非暴力的概念和文化影响来推动有意义的和平教育方案是至关重要的。在我的博士研究中，我希望研究恢复和平的政治格局、文化信仰体系和世界观的动态；并从人们能产生共鸣的文化元素中共同创造教学工具。从理论的角度来看，我将使用和平教育的镜头来研究如何在社区之间分享对包容性，宽容和世俗主义原则的看法。在实践层面，我将进行定性研究，看看教育如何在解决宗教不容忍问题方面发挥作用。从这些观点中得出的见解将为印度和世界其他地方围绕多元文化主义的辩论提供信息，在这些辩论中，试图避免文化同质化最终会促进主导群体的文化。

My project would be located in peace education, focusing on contextual pedagogical aspects. India has been witnessing unprecedented waves of intolerance, violence, and exclusion based on identity in recent times. One of the most significant identities based on which violence has been perpetuated in India is religion. While the global policy intent to promote nonviolence through education is well documented, such education can ill-afford to be one-size-fits-all. The problem is urgent, systemic and pervasive: it is crucial to understand how a community's conceptualisations and cultural influences of religious pluralism and nonviolence could be leveraged to fuel meaningful peace education programmes. For my doctoral study, I wish to examine the dynamics of political landscapes, cultural belief systems and worldviews in restoration of peace; and co-create pedagogical tools drawing from cultural elements that people resonate with. From a theoretical standpoint, I will use the lens of peace education to examine how perceptions on principles of inclusivity, tolerance, and secularism are shared among communities. At a practical level, I will conduct a qualitative study to see how education can play a role in addressing issues of religious intolerance. The insights derived from these perspectives will inform debates surrounding multiculturalism in India and elsewhere in the world, where attempts to avoid cultural homogenisation end up promoting the culture of the dominant group.