Educational decentralisation in post-conflict societies: approaches and constraints

The article proposes that the power of local government to design and deliver educational services contributing to long-term conflict transformation is mediated by two factors: the model of decentralisation adopted in the aftermath of conflict, and the decision-making model at the centre (power-shar...

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Published inThird world thematics : a TWQ journal Vol. 1; no. 6; pp. 857 - 878
Main Author Fontana, Giuditta
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.11.2016
Subjects
conflict
Decentralisation
education
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Lebanon
Northern Ireland
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Summary:The article proposes that the power of local government to design and deliver educational services contributing to long-term conflict transformation is mediated by two factors: the model of decentralisation adopted in the aftermath of conflict, and the decision-making model at the centre (power-sharing). It employs rich qualitative data collected during extensive fieldwork. It compares the design and delivery of education across three post-conflict societies with a particular focus on attempts to reform the Lebanese University in Lebanon, to establish an Education and Skills Authority in Northern Ireland and to rationalise the school network in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
ISSN:2380-2014
2379-9978
DOI:10.1080/23802014.2016.1338921