Shared Learning Spaces and Urban Transformation. Peace Education Dialogues as an Educational Commons

Authors

  • Luisa Fatigati CNR-IRISS
  • Gianmarco Pisa IPRI-CCP, Italian Peace Research Institute - Civil Peace Corps

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2532-6562/19071

Keywords:

peace education, commons, conflict transformation

Abstract

This article explores the potential of peace education as a transformative practice in urban space, through the analysis of the peace education Dialogues experience promoted by the CISV (Children’s International Summer Villages) Local Unit Naples and other Italian cities. Drawing on experiential learning and the Mosquito Method, the project reframes conflict as a space for negotiation and collective re-signification. The educational practices engaged youth, local communities, and institutions in the co-creation of temporary commons, revealing how participatory learning can generate new spatial configurations.
The study highlights the pedagogical role of urban space and calls for forms of governance that recognize education and conflict as constitutive dimensions of democratic cities.

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Published

2025-06-30

How to Cite

Fatigati, L., & Pisa, G. (2025). Shared Learning Spaces and Urban Transformation. Peace Education Dialogues as an Educational Commons. Tracce Urbane. Rivista Italiana Transdisciplinare Di Studi Urbani, 13(17), 226–248. https://doi.org/10.13133/2532-6562/19071