Nonviolence as Educational Praxis

by Ying Ma (Editor), Jon L Smythe (Editor), Jennifer Williams (Editor)

Nonviolence as Educational Praxis, offers an international perspective on integrating nonviolence into educational practices. Featuring contributions from scholars in the USA, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, England, Estonia, and beyond, this volume emphasizes the urgency of practicing nonviolence in the international educational landscape.


It centers nonviolence in the educational field within and beyond schools in terms of nonviolent communication, autobiography, storytelling, psychoanalytical implications, relational dynamics and ecological perspectives, and much more. This book illustrates how educators can create spaces that encourage empathy, interconnection, and growth.


Nonviolence as Educational Praxis serves as an important resource for educators and practitioners dedicated to enacting meaningful change in their classrooms and communities, reinforcing the urgent need for a worldwide commitment to nonviolence in education in today’s chaotic and violent world.

264 pages, Paperback

Expected publication May 18, 2026

About the author

Ying Ma (馬穎) writes about China, the free market and international affairs. Her articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal Asia, the International Herald Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, National Review Online, The Weekly Standard, Forbes.com, FoxNews.com and other publications.

Ms. Ma received a B.A. in Government, magna cum laude, from Cornell University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School.