Peace and Human Rights Education
Peace and Human Rights Education is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 4.2k research works in it since 1950. 25.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the theoretical foundations, pedagogical approaches, and practical challenges of peace education and human rights. It delves into topics such as conflict transformation, social justice, critical peace education, post-conflict reconstruction, and the role of education in promoting global citizenship and gender equality.
- Peace Education
- Human Rights Education
- Conflict Transformation
- Social Justice
- Critical Peace Education
- Post-conflict Reconstruction
- Ethnic Conflict
- Global Citizenship
- Teacher Training
- Gender Equality
- Research works
- 4.2k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +55% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Peace and Human Rights Education research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (204 and 95 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 204 works
- 2 United Kingdom 95 works
- 3 Germany 87 works
- 4 India 71 works
- 5 South Africa 54 works
- 6 Türkiye 50 works
- 7 Indonesia 47 works
- 8 Canada 44 works
- 9 Pakistan 36 works
- 10 Colombia 32 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Peace and Human Rights Education research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy publishes the most Peace and Human Rights Education research, followed by University of South Africa and University of Cambridge.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyGermany 34 works
- 2 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 10 works
- 3 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 6 works
- 4 George Mason UniversityUnited States 6 works
- 5 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 5 works
- 6 University of TorontoCanada 5 works
- 7 Columbia UniversityUnited States 5 works
- 8 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 5 works
- 9 University of San FranciscoUnited States 5 works
- 10 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 5 works
Who are the leading researchers in Peace and Human Rights Education?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Peace and Human Rights Education include Johan Galtung.
- 1 Johan Galtung Norway 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Peace and Human Rights Education research done?
The largest centres of Peace and Human Rights Education research in 2022–2025 are Hamburg (Germany), New York (United States), Bogotá (Colombia) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hamburg.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Hamburg Germany 37 works
- 2 New York United States 20 works
- 3 Bogotá Colombia 17 works
- 4 London United Kingdom 17 works
- 5 Pretoria South Africa 13 works
- 6 New Delhi India 13 works
- 7 Istanbul Türkiye 11 works
- 8 Washington D.C. United States 10 works
- 9 Yogyakarta Indonesia 10 works
- 10 Toronto Canada 9 works
Where it is the local speciality
- HamburgDE · 37.4 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Peace and Human Rights Education than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Peace and Human Rights Education?
Among universities, judged by research, University of South Africa score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of South AfricaSouth Africa | 40.0 | 44.5% | 19.0× | 10 | -69.0% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Peace and Human Rights Education research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Peace and Human Rights Education.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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