Abstract
To what extent does the adoption of consociational power-sharing affect the design and implementation of education reforms? This article maps this territory through rich and detailed existing interviews collected in Lebanon, Northern Ireland and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in 2012-2013. This is corroborated by evidence from the first large-scale dataset of educational provisions in intra-state peace settlements (the Political Agreements in Internal Conflict dataset).
I find strong evidence that the values and practices of power-sharing affect the implementation of education reforms: they constrain syncretistic (integrationist or assimilationist) initiatives and enable pluralistic reforms. Analysis of the PAIC also suggests a relationship between the adoption of power-sharing and the inclusion of education reforms in peace agreements: pacts including power-sharing are more likely to also include pluralistic education reforms.
Beyond their implications for the theory and practice of post-conflict education reform, these findings inform research on peace agreements and on the factors conducive to successful power-sharing.
I find strong evidence that the values and practices of power-sharing affect the implementation of education reforms: they constrain syncretistic (integrationist or assimilationist) initiatives and enable pluralistic reforms. Analysis of the PAIC also suggests a relationship between the adoption of power-sharing and the inclusion of education reforms in peace agreements: pacts including power-sharing are more likely to also include pluralistic education reforms.
Beyond their implications for the theory and practice of post-conflict education reform, these findings inform research on peace agreements and on the factors conducive to successful power-sharing.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 74-113 |
Number of pages | 40 |
Journal | Journal on Education in Emergencies |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 31 Aug 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 31 Aug 2018 |
Keywords
- Education Policy
- Power-Sharing
- Peace Agreements
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
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The Political Agreements in Internal Conflicts Dataset
Fontana, G. (Creator), Kartsonaki, A. (Creator), Neudorfer, N. (Creator), Walsh, D. (Creator), Wolff, S. (Creator) & Yakinthou, C. (Creator), University of Birmingham, 1 May 2019
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