Harmage and Hope - A Theory of Harm and Education for Building Hope

Using an-ecdotal personal narratives and observations, this book proposes a general theory of harmage common to all its manifestations and presents educational strategies for building hope through fostering empathy and inclusion.
The generic term harmage designates the process of causing physical or psychological harm, damage, or suffering to individuals or groups. Kaposi s theory of harmage is based on her experiences as a survivor, engineer, and educator, while Ballis s educational theory and methods draw on question-generating didactics and Socratic dialogue. Pyle s critical commentary adds ethical depth and intellectual rigour.

List of contents

Project and Corpus.- Methodology.- Modelling A Theory of Harmage.- Education.- Experiences.- Harmage and Hope Education.- Appendices.

About the author

Agnes Kaposi MBE FREng
is a Hungarian-born British Holocaust survivor, engineer, educator, and author.  

Anja Ballis 
is a German professor specializing in Holocaust education and didactics of literature at LMU Munich.

Ian Pyle
is a British computer scientist and specialist in the avoidance of harm caused by computer-based systems, who became interested in harm caused by human behaviour. 

Summary

Using an-ecdotal personal narratives and observations, this book proposes a general theory of harmage common to all its manifestations and presents educational strategies for building hope through fostering empathy and inclusion.
The generic term ‘harmage’ designates the process of causing physical or psychological harm, damage, or suffering to individuals or groups. Kaposi’s theory of harmage is based on her experiences as a survivor, engineer, and educator, while Ballis’s educational theory and methods draw on question-generating didactics and Socratic dialogue. Pyle’s critical commentary adds ethical depth and intellectual rigour.

Product details

• Authors: Anja Ballis, Agnes Kaposi, Ian Pyle
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 11.01.2026
• EAN: 9783658498108
• ISBN: 978-3-658-49810-8
• No. of pages: 399
• Illustrations: XXXII, 399 p. 18 illus.
• Series: Holocaust Education - Historisches Lernen - Menschenrechtsbildung; Holocaust Education – Historisches Lernen – Menschenrechtsbildung
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Pädagogik, Zweiter Weltkrieg, Soziologie, Sociology of Education, Discrimination, Holocaust, auseinandersetzen, HOPE, History of Education, Prejudice, Holocaust survivor, History of World War II and the Holocaust, Holocaust Education, societal change, Harmage, Causes and effects of harm, Empathy and inclusion