Introduction to special issue on museums, and editor’s thanks and farewell

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12439367
AutoresSusan Opotow (autor correspondente)
Ano2013
Volume19
Fascículo4
Páginas319-324
Data de publicação2013-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPeace and Conflict Journal of Peace Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1078-1919 • E-ISSN: 1532-7949
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/a0035044
OpenAlexW2312552819
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas10

As this issue was going into press, Peace and Conflict’s beloved founder, first editor, and eminent psychologist, Milton Schwebel, suddenly died. Milt was a much revered public intellectual, and a treasured colleague of many. He has had a broad influence within and beyond psychology, extending to education, political science, and health policy. His energy, creativity, kindness, and insightful analyses of contemporary issues were remarkable. He remained a concerned, incisive thinker, and was professionally active until the end of his life at 99. The first special issue of the series, “Pioneers in Peace Psychology,” in 2003 was devoted to Milt’s work and influence (Wagner, 2003 ). Ia m so pleased that Peace and Conflict published Milt’s paper, “Why America Doesn’t Fix its Failing Schools,” (Schwebel, 2012) in a special section entitled, “School Closings and Struggles for Educational Justice” guest edited by Michelle Fine. His paper observed that, at this moment in history, America is moving rapidly and radically in the wrong direction for fixing its schools as structural violence, disinvestment, and high-stakes testing erode the vibrancy of schools and America’s multiracial democracy. With power and courage, he named and critiqued what is happening to help us imagine what could be. I thank colleagues who wrote the obituary that begins this issue. Their quick and collaborative effort indicates the high regard so many have for an extraordinary peace scholar, activist, and person. Here’s to you, dear Milt, with love

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