Representaciones sociales de la paz, la violencia y el conflicto en un aula universitaria

This article analyzes the transformations in the social representations of peace of a group of university students in Colombia. To identify the changes in the representations, interrogative and associative techniques were used at the beginning and at the end of the experience. The results were organized into three categories of representations: conflict, violence, and peace. The findings show a transition between the idea of negative peace, towards a positive peace and a holistic peace, developed with active, dialogical and creative methodologies. It is concluded that: i)the Cátedra de Paz favors the development of a culture of peace, an essentialelement to fulfillment the Peace Agreement. ii) Social representations aroundconflict, violence and peace can be transformed through the training spaces offeredby the Cátedra de Paz, therefore, all Colombian higher education institutionsshould implement it.