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在战后重建的研究与实践中，学界和政策界常常面临一个基本疑问：战争的结束是否意味着和平的真正到来？历史与现实的经验都表明，政治和解、军事胜利或国际援助虽然在某些阶段是必要的，但往往只能带来脆弱的起点。深层次的社会创伤、群体分裂、代际创伤以及信任的丧失，并不会因为冲突的终止而自动消退，这些未愈合的创口极易造成新的社会断裂甚至冲突复燃。正因如此，如何在战后实现可持续的社会和解，成为和平与发展研究中最为关键的问题。
卢旺达和叙利亚的经验构成了这一研究的背景参照。1994年的卢旺达大屠杀导致八十多万人丧生，国家几近崩溃。然而在此后的恢复过程中，卢旺达逐步通过教育体制改革，将教育从制造分裂的工具转变为促进和解与团结的手段，进而成为经济增长与社会稳定的基础。而叙利亚在长达十三年的内战后，于2024年底迎来了政权更替，战争造成五十多万人死亡、数百万人流离失所，宗派、民族与政治的裂痕深深割裂了社会结构。与卢旺达相对单一的族群矛盾不同，叙利亚的冲突更加复杂，教育体系也在战火中被割裂为不同阵营所掌控。这些现实为研究提出了紧迫的问题：卢旺达的经验能否为叙利亚以及其他战后国家提供可借鉴的路径，和平教育在其中究竟能发挥怎样的作用。
论文在引言部分明确提出了五个尚未被充分回答的研究空白。第一，现有评估方法偏向于观察短期态度的变化，而难以衡量长期关系和行为的深层转变。第二，不同情境下教育实施条件差异巨大，师资培训、资源供给和社区参与的不同直接影响教育成效。第三，大规模创伤的社会后果往往未被纳入教育设计，如果缺乏创伤知情方法，可能会导致参与者的再度创伤。第四，和平教育的成效高度依赖治理情境，卢旺达的成功部分依托于强有力的中央集权，而叙利亚的治理环境却呈现碎片化和合法性危机。第五，学界对和平教育与经济发展、难民回归和区域稳定之间的关联研究仍然不足。这些空白共同构成了论文的研究问题，即和平教育是否能够在战后社会重建中发挥多维作用，并成为实现社会凝聚、经济复苏和区域稳定的基础力量。
展开剩余92%在研究方法上，作者运用大量二手数据，从定量与定性两个角度对卢旺达的恢复经验进行纵向分析，并试图从中提炼出可供叙利亚借鉴的经验。研究的价值在于，它不仅填补了学术层面对和平教育的多维度理解，也为政策制定提供了基于证据的参考，尤其是为叙利亚等深陷战后重建困境的国家提出了具体可行的启示。
研究的结论部分是论文最具价值的贡献所在。在社会维度，研究发现和平教育能够解释社会凝聚力44%的方差，这一结果表明教育对社会关系的重建具有显著影响。教育的作用并非直接来自和解口号的灌输，而是通过三个路径实现：首先是批判性思维的培养，使个体能够质疑分裂性的叙事，理解和包容多元视角；其次是信任的逐步建立，研究表明信任的发展是一个长期过程，而非短期态度的突变；最后是教师培训与社区参与的重要性，高质量的教育者和社区的深度介入，是教育取得成效的关键。研究同时提醒，在培养批判性思维与关注创伤敏感之间存在微妙的张力，如果把握不当，可能造成新的伤害，这一“教育两难”需要在未来的设计中谨慎应对。
在经济维度，研究结论挑战了“和解仅是社会层面事务”的传统认识。作者发现，和平教育能够解释经济表现21%的方差，说明教育与经济之间存在直接的关联。和平教育通过增强社会资本，将群体间的信任转化为经济资本，降低了交易成本，促进了跨群体的合作和创业。具体的实证结果显示，教育实施水平较高的地区往往伴随更高的企业创建率和更活跃的商业环境。同时，研究揭示经济效应具有两到三年的滞后性，这一发现与森的能力方法相呼应，表明社会能力的提升必须先于经济效益的显现。跨群体合作项目对经济增长的推动尤为显著，说明社会资本是经济复苏的重要中介。
在区域稳定方面，研究发现和平教育与暴力减少以及难民自愿回归率的提升具有显著相关性。这说明教育不仅在国内层面促进社会和解，还能够通过改善安全环境影响区域局势。然而，研究同时指出跨境影响仍然有限，单一国家的教育措施难以改变复杂的地区格局，必须依靠区域性协调和合作才能实现更广泛的稳定。特别值得关注的是，回归整合举措被发现是可持续难民回归的最强预测因子，其统计值达到β=0.36。这一发现强调，难民回归不仅仅是物理层面的返乡，更是社会政治的再融入过程，而教育在其中发挥着不可替代的作用。
论文还从政治情境与教育公平的角度做出了重要分析。卢旺达的成功部分源于中央集权的推动，统一的课程和政策保证了教育的广泛覆盖，但也引发了“被动和解”的质疑。研究发现，学生主导的对话能够在一定程度上缓解这一问题，赋予参与者更多主体性。此外，卢旺达禁止公开族群身份，这一政策一方面降低了分裂的显著性，另一方面却使学术研究难以直接比较不同群体的差异。在叙利亚的情境下，宗派身份高度显著，这一问题显得尤为复杂。研究还指出，不同社区在社会凝聚力上的改善相对均衡，但在经济收益上的差异较大，回归社区受益更显著。这说明仅依靠教育无法彻底解决结构性不平等，必须与物质政策相结合才能实现公平的和解。
这项研究对更广泛的战后国家也具有启示意义。它提醒我们，教育不仅仅是社会修复的辅助环节，而是可以在政治、经济与安全层面发挥核心作用的战略性工具。教育能够通过批判性思维与信任建设修复社会裂痕，通过降低交易成本和促进创业推动经济增长，并通过改善社会安全环境为难民回归和区域稳定提供保障。虽然教育并不能解决所有战后问题，但它可以作为重建过程的制度性基石，与经济政策、治理改革和区域合作相互配合，共同推动社会走向持久和平与有尊严的发展。
这篇论文的价值正是在于它将社会、经济与区域维度的作用统一于和平教育这一视角之下，以翔实的数据和多维度的理论整合证明了教育的核心地位。对于叙利亚这样的国家来说，它不仅提供了一个可以直接参考的框架，也提出了实施中的条件与限制。对于学术界而言，这项研究填补了和平教育与经济发展及区域稳定之间的空白，为后续研究指明了新的方向。对于政策制定者而言，它提供了基于证据的建议，强调了教师培训、社区参与、长期资金投入以及差异化实施的必要性。总体而言，这是一项兼具理论深度与实践价值的研究，为理解和推动战后社会的重建提供了重要参考。
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Transforming Societies through Peace Education: Lessons from Rwanda for Post-Conflict Reconstruction
Abstract
Ending conflict through political settlement or military victory, supplemented by external aid, marks only a fragile beginning. While often necessary, such measures prove fundamentally insufficient to rebuild nations shattered by war, frequently failing to heal the deep invisible wounds, social fragmentation, generational trauma, and eroded trust that impedes presumable peace, potentially risking further societal fracture or conflict relapse. I argue that strategically implemented peace education is not a plus but a foundation for authentic, sustainable transformation. Standing on the shoulders of giants Galtung, Freire, and Danesh, grounded in rigorous qualitative and quantitative analysis of Rwanda’s post-genocide recovery (1994–2024), this study reveals that well-designed peace education, when integrated with community engagement, transitional justice, and traditional reconciliation practices, acts as a catalyst for holistic reconstruction.
The research confirms statistically significant correlations between peace education implementation and improved indicators of social cohesion, intergroup trust, and reduced violence. Further associations link these gains to economic growth, voluntary refugee return, border security, and regional stability. These findings demonstrate that peace education bridges a critical gap in conventional post-conflict reconstruction models, offering a human-centered approach that addresses structural and cultural violence. Findings underscore the centrality of collaborative governance, robust teacher preparation, trauma-informed pedagogy, and inclusive practices that elevate the voices of marginalized communities.
Introduction
Post-conflict societies face the monumental challenge of rebuilding social relationships and institutions while confronting the legacy of violence and division. The 1994 Rwandan Genocide, which claimed over 800,000 lives within one hundred days, stands as one of history's most devastating examples of identity-based violence (Cohen, 2006). In its aftermath, Rwanda undertook comprehensive reforms to transform its education system from a vehicle for division into a tool for reconciliation, unity, and economic growth (King, 2014).
Syria now confronts a similar inflection point following the December 2024 collapse of the Assad regime after 13 years of civil war. With over 500,000 dead and millions displaced, Syria's social fabric has been severely damaged along sectarian, ethnic, and political lines (Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, 2025). As Syria's transitional authorities navigate the complex rebuilding process, there is an urgent need for evidence-based approaches to educational reform that can address deep societal divisions while facilitating economic recovery and refugee return.
Rwanda's economic transformation has also facilitated refugee return and stabilized regional relations. Between 2000 and 2023, approximately 1.5 million Rwandan refugees returned home, with economic opportunities as a primary motivating factor (UNHCR, 2023). Cross-border trade with neighboring countries increased significantly, creating economic interdependence that reduced regional tensions (East African Community, 2023). Rwanda's experience demonstrates that a coherent national identity fostered through peace education can create the stability necessary for economic recovery and shows how sectoral development can reinforce reconciliation by giving diverse communities shared stakes in continued peace.
This study employs secondary data analysis of quantitative and qualitative sources to evaluate peace education's effectiveness in post-genocide Rwanda, explicitly focusing on implications for post-Assad Syria and broader generalizability to other post-conflict settings.
Discussion and Conclusion
The finding that peace education explains 44% of the variance in social cohesion outcomes represents a substantial effect size, suggesting that educational interventions can significantly influence reconciliation processes. This relationship aligns with Galtung's (1996) theory of positive peace. The importance of teacher training and community engagement as independent predictors supports Salomon's (2011) emphasis on peace education as an ecosystem rather than a simple curricular intervention. The qualitative finding that trust development occurs gradually supports Lederach's (2005) conceptualization of reconciliation as a long-term process requiring sustained engagement. Identifying critical thinking as a key mediator aligns with Freire's (1970) perspective on education as consciousness-raising.
The finding that peace education explains 21% of the variance in economic performance challenges reductive views that separate reconciliation from economic development. The stronger relationship between cross-group cooperation programs and economic outcomes suggests that social capital development may be a crucial mechanism linking peace education to financial benefits. The identification of trust as economic capital in qualitative findings aligns with Colletta and Cullen's (2000) work on social capital in post-conflict recovery. The observed lag effect in economic benefits, typically 2–3 years after implementation, supports Sen's (2001) capability approach, which suggests that development requires expanding human capabilities before economic benefits fully materialize.
The finding that peace education implementation correlates significantly with violence reduction and refugee return rates suggests that reconciliation initiatives may have security implications beyond immediate goals. This relationship supports MacGinty’s (2014) concept of "everyday peace." However, the qualitative finding that cross-border impacts remained limited aligns with Richmond's (2014) critique of localized peacebuilding approaches. The identification of returnee integration initiatives as the strongest predictor of sustainable refugee returns supports Long's (2013) argument that refugee return must be understood as a social and political reintegration process.
Rwanda's peace education implementation occurred within a specific political context characterized by strong central government control, restrictions on ethnic identification, and promotion of official reconciliation narratives. Buckley-Zistel (2009) characterizes this as "enforced reconciliation." The observed effectiveness of student-led dialogue initiatives suggests that creating spaces for participant agency within structured programs may help mitigate concerns. The restriction on ethnic identification supports what Korostelina (2012) describes as "inclusive identity formation," while King (2014) highlights the "bounded historical dialogue" created by official narratives.
The study integrates theories of Galtung (1969, 1990), Danesh (2006), Freire (1970), Hilker (2011), Schulz & Sentama (2020), and Ansell & Gash (2008) into a four-pathway model—cognitive, affective, behavioral, and structural—showing how educational interventions influence broader outcomes. The relationship between peace education and refugee return patterns supports Long's (2013) "reintegration-focused" theory, while the limitations observed in cross-border impacts support Richmond's (2014) critique of local-only approaches.
The findings suggest that peace education can substantially contribute to post-conflict recovery across multiple dimensions, explaining 44% of the variance in social cohesion outcomes and 21% in economic performance. These relationships operate through interconnected pathways, including critical thinking development, trust building, skills transfer, and institutional change. While significant adaptation would be required for Syria, several elements appear transferable, particularly trauma-informed pedagogy, cooperative learning, and student-led dialogue initiatives.
As Rwanda and Syria continue their distinctive journeys toward sustainable peace, educational approaches that foster critical understanding, empathic connection, and cooperative skills offer meaningful contributions to healing divided societies. While peace education alone cannot address all dimensions of post-conflict recovery, this study suggests it can serve as a valuable component of comprehensive approaches to building more peaceful, prosperous, and stable societies after violent conflict.
原文信息
来源:
美国西切斯特大学博士项目（West Chester University Doctoral Projects, No. 287）
时间:
2025年
作者:
艾哈迈德·A·巴查（Ahmad A. Bacha）
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