The Lightness of the War. Modernity, pedagogy and conflict of action

Abstract

War is one of the conditions of modernity that has changed the strategies of geopolitical constitution of the world. In the current processes of change in the balance of power, a jagged map of national borders emerges, especially in areas such as the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The dimension of continuous "total war" has taken on such pervasive significance in human everyday life, thus requiring the attention of pedagogical and educational reflection. What is the degree of implication of our lives in the opposition of multiple interests, which has made war an indispensable continuum to define the real? What, moreover, is the role played by ideology in the spread of war as a "democratic instrument" for conflict resolution?