Often called the ‘bard of the bottom line’ for his work in the corporate sector, David Whyte’s lyrical balancing of self-improvement and spiritual aspiration reaches far beyond professional culture and workplace competition.

Reports of recent tragedies have been especially difficult to read. Innocent lives have been taken. The motives appear indicative of a confluence of very troubling global trends: the resurgence of violent nationalism, fear-mongering around immigration, and the use of social media to spread identity-based, violent ideologies and conspiracy theories.

Originally published by the EPPE Network, this thematic blog post explores the topic of post-conflict education from three international perspectives. Each contributor has worked in education in post-conflict contexts and in this post, we used our diverse experiences to highlight one distinct element of the post-conflict education debate.