Rory Varrato
@rvarrato
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| Name | Rory Varrato |
| Welcome to our community: How do you define PEACE? | A world where all societies have as their organizing principles James Fowler’s proposition that „the universal vocation of all persons is the humanization of humankind.“ |
| How did you find this community? | My research into the impending collapse of the American government and, concomitantly, the likelihood of our planet reaching the breaking points predicted long ago by "Limits to Growth." |
| Do you have any professional experience in the field of peace-research? peace-studies? peace-practice? | I have formally studied American History (B.A.) and Political Theory (M.A.), and I am currently pursuing a PhD in Philosophy and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. I have also worked as a high school teacher. I view the collapse of the American empire and the destruction of the biosphere as educational problems; in other words, the gap between the objective reality of these phenomena and the collective subjective recognition of them can only be closed through a very particular form of education, rooted in critical pedagogy and developmental psychology. |
| Are you at all familiar with concepts of Nonviolence and Conflict Transformation? | I am familiar with nonviolent direct action as a form of civil disobedience. I am not familiar with the term „conflict transformation.“ |
| What are your primary conceptual interests and concerns | I view the collapse of the American empire and the destruction of the biosphere as educational problems; in other words, the gap between the objective reality of these phenomena and the collective subjective recognition of them can only be closed through a very particular form of education, rooted in critical pedagogy and developmental psychology. |
| What is your main regional focus? | N/A |
| Languages | English |
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