Nürşen Albayrak Zanca

(University of the Incarnate Word, USA)

 

 

Abstract: The objective of this paper is twofold: The first is peace through economics, and the second is peace through education. The first part, peace through commerce, demonstrates evidence between economic stability and improved peacefulness. Evidence indicates that the relationship between economic prosperity and peace constitutes a salutary circle. Indeed, peace is an indispensable prerequisite for economic development and economic stability among nations. The second part, peace through education, illustrates how to incorporate peace into the undergraduate (UG) economics curriculum. This objective is in line with the goal of the Global Campaign for Peace Education (GCPE), an initiative of the International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE), of the introduction of peace into all spheres of education.

 

 

Key words: economics and peace; economic education

 

JEL codes: A2, A22