Monique Eckmann - International Bureau of Education

15 June 2015, UNESCO-IBE, Geneva
Roundtable and Book Launch
Countering intolerance and
discrimination through education:
Challenges and prospects
Monique Eckmann
Monique Eckmann, a sociologist, is professor emerita at the,
School for Social Work, University of Applied Sciences Western
Switzerland, in Geneva.
Her work focuses on identity and memory, on inter-group relations
and dialogue between groups in conflict. She has developed
research and intervention in the fields of education against racism,
discrimination, Antisemitism and right-wing extremism, and deals
with human rights education and peace work. She is advising
projects in schools, memorial sites, and museums, and cooperates with various local,
national, and international organizations.
She is a member of the Swiss delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance
Alliance (IHRA) and a member of the IHRA’s Education Working Group. She is currently
leading the IHRA’s Education Research Project. She has published widely in these fields.
Some recent publications
Eckmann, Monique (2014). “Education in the Context of “Divided” Memories – How can a “Pedagogy
of Conflict elaboration contribute?”. In: Oslo: The EWC Wergeland Centre Statements Series, Fourth
Issue, pp. 1520. http://www.theewc.org/statement/education.in.the.context.of.divided.memories..how.can.a.pedago
gy.of.conflict.elaboration.contribute/
Eckmann, M. (2014) «„Ja, aber …“ – Erinnerungsrivalitäten im Bildungsraum. Versuch einer psychopolitischen Typologie und ihrer pädagogischen Implikationen ». In: Gautschi, P.; Sommer Häller B.
(Hg.): Der Beitrag von Schulen und Hochschulen zu Erinnerungskulturen. Wochenschau Verlag, p. 90110.
Eckmann, Monique (2013): «History and Memory of the Other: An Experimental Encounter-Program
with Israeli Jews and Palestinians from Israel». In G. Jikeli, J. Allouche-Benayoun (eds.), Perceptions
of the Holocaust in Europe and Muslim Communities. Sources, Comparisons and Educational
Challenges. Dordrecht; New York: Springer. P. 133-152
Eckmann, Monique (2013): „«Emotion is not enough». Zum Modul «Holocaust, Genocide and Modern
Humanity» an der Kean-Universität und im Holocaust Memorial Museum in den USA“. In: Gautschi,
Peter, Zülsdorf-Kersting, Meik & Ziegler, Béatrice Shoah und Schule. Lehren und Lernen im 21.
Jahrhundert. Zürich: Chronos. P. 153-170
Eckmann, Monique (2012)« Menschenrechtsbildung in Verbindung mit historischer Bildung zum NSRegime », in : Politisches Lernen, 30. Jg. H. 3-4. 2012, S. 14-18.
Eckmann, Monique (2012), “Gegenmittel. Bildungsstrategien gegen Antisemitismen“. In: Einsicht 08,
Bulletin des Fritz Bauer Instituts, Frankfurt am Main, 4. Jahrgang, 2012. S. 44-49. http://www.fritzbauer-institut.de/fileadmin/user_upload/uploadsFBI/einsicht/Einsicht-08.pdf
Eckmann, Monique et Charles Heimberg (2011) Mémoire et pédagogie. Autour de la transmission de
la destruction des Juifs d’Europe. Genève : ies editions 2011. [Memory and pedagogy. The
transmission of the Destruction of European Jews]
« The Role of History in Education Against Discrimination » in Huhle, Rainer (dir.) Human Rights and
History. A Challenge for Education. Berlin: EVZ 2010: 166-174.
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