Restorative Justice: Promoting Peace and Wellbeing [electronic resource] / edited by Gabriel Velez, Theo Gavrielides.

Section 1: Intrapersonal Peace -- Chapter 1: Developing Peaceful Self-Identities Through Restorative Practices -- Chapter 2: Restorative Practices as Peace Pedagogy -- Chapter 3: Promoting Coping and Resilience Through Reparation -- Section 2: Interpersonal, Intergroup, and Intercommunity Peace -- Chapter 4: Bridging the Unbridgeable Divides -- Chapter 5: Preventing and Healing Community Violence -- Chapter 6: Addressing Systemic Injustice and Oppression -- Chapter 7: Peace and Harmony in Post-Conflict Societies -- Chapter 8: Restoring from Non-Western Lenses -- Chapter 9: Bridging Racial/Ethnic Divides -- Section 3: Institutional, International and Non-state Actors -- Chapter 9: Changing School Cultures -- Chapter 10: Reshaping Discipline: Ending Inequities of Retributive Measures in Schools -- Chapter 11: Forgiving and Repairing: Restorative Justice and the Criminal Justice System -- Chapter 12: Former Combatants and Reintegration -- Chapter 13: Reparations and Addressing State Atrocities.

This timely collection of chapters written by international experts bridges the gap between peace psychology and restorative justice. The Editors combined their respective fields of expertise to start a much-needed debate on the potential but also risks that are associated when implementing restorative justice in the peace psychology field. The volume highlights how psychological theory and research can inform and evaluate the potential of restorative practices in formal and informal educational settings as well as the criminal justice space. The chapters cover both negative and positive peace across levels while introducing the reader to various case studies from across the world. All in all, the book explores how restorative justice can promote positive peace through its connection fostering dialogue, empathy, forgiveness, and other key psychological elements of peace.