The south also talks about peace:

southern peace as path to confront violence against women in Brazil

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/cpe.1.2.2026.23074

Keywords:

Peace studies, Peace education, South-oriented peace, Epistemologies of the south, Violence against women

Abstract

Peace Studies have evolved to encompass all forms of direct and invisible violence. In countries like Brazil, which is not involved in external conflicts or declared wars but has violence deeply rooted in its colonial legacy, the general objective of this article is to present "South-oriented Peace" (Paz Suleada) (Mendes, 2024) as a constructed and contextualized model. This model critiques eurocentric approaches and seeks to build a horizontal peace that addresses not only direct violence but also structural and cultural inequalities. Based on a documentary and bibliographical methodology, comparing theory and data through the Transcend method, field research results show that recent Brazilian legislation promotes gender equality, reflecting a gradual shift in addressing violence against women. Such a perspective is fundamental to the educational field, as it instrumentalizes pedagogical practices capable of deconstructing colonial legacies and structural inequalities, transforming the curriculum into a lived space for emancipation and social justice.

Author Biographies

  • Daniele, State University of Ponta Grossa

    Doctor and Master in Applied Social Sciences from the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), with a Sandwich Doctorate from the Nova School of Law of the Nova University of Lisbon. Bachelor of Laws from UEPG. Specialist in Economic Globalization from the University of Castilla-La Mancha - Toledo - Spain. Specialist in Bidding and Contracts. Member of the Research Groups: Studies for Peace: Social Processes and Innovation for researchers. Affiliated with the Latin American Association of Political Science (ALACIP). Lawyer for the Municipality of Ponta Grossa-PR. Author of books.

  • Nei Alberto Salles Filho, State University of Ponta Grossa

    Lecturer/Researcher at the State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG/PR). Master's and PhD in Education, with Post-Doctoral Internship in Science and Technology Education. Lecturer in Postgraduate Programs in the areas of: (1) Applied Social Sciences - Master's and Doctorate (PPGCSA/UEPG) (2) Education - Master's and Doctorate (PPGE/UEPG) and with teaching/supervision (until 2025) in PROFEI - Academic Master's in Inclusive Education (MEC/UEPG). Professor in the Physical Education Degree Course in the area of ​​teacher training, teaching methodology, culture, diversity and human rights. Researcher in the groups: (1) Interdisciplinary Research Center in Peace Studies (InterPaz/UEPG) (2) Peace Studies: Social Processes and Innovation (EPP-PSI) (3) Culture of Peace, Human Rights and Sustainability (GPPAZ). Coordinator of the Extension Project: Center for Education for Peace (NEP/UEPG), which works in multidisciplinary training on alternatives to violence/coexistence in educational spaces and in public policies in general. Coordinator of the Observatory of Culture of Peace (OBPAZ/UEPG), which seeks exchange between university/society/community on issues related to Culture of Peace and Human Rights. Develops studies and supervises research on Education and Social Processes with an emphasis on the themes: studies for peace and violence focusing on human rights and conflict studies, both in public policies in general and in educational practices in particular. Values ​​complexity theory and decolonial studies as epistemological assumptions. Reviewer for scientific journals in the areas of Education, Human Rights and Interdisciplinarity. Member of the group representing UEPG/PR in the Forum of Universities for Peace (FOUP/Brazil). Associate Researcher of the UNESCO Chair "Youth, Education and Society" at the Catholic University of Brasília (UCB/DF). Within the UEPG/PR (State University of Ponta Grossa/Paraná), he coordinates research and outreach projects and performs administrative duties.

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The south also talks about peace:: southern peace as path to confront violence against women in Brazil. (2026). Contrapuntos En Educación. Revista Del Instituto Universitario De Investigación En Formación De Profesionales De La Educación, 1(2), 9-22. https://doi.org/10.24310/cpe.1.2.2026.23074