As part of our series of education-themed free events next week, Dr. Mario Novelli of The University of Sussex will giving the following seminar:
The New Geopolitics of Aid to Education: Are We All Soldiers Now?
Friday 28th January, 12.00 – 1.30pm
At the Graduate School of Education, 35 Berkeley Square, Room 401
This event is co-hosted by the School of Geographical Sciences & The Centre for Globalisation, Education and Societies.
Abstract:
The last decade has seen a rising commitment by the international donor community to conflict affected states, with a recognition that achieving the Millenium Development Goals is most difficult in countries in conflict or post conflict situations. In the education sector, it is estimated that more than 50% of the world’s school children are located in conflict affected states. Whilst the ‘rights’ agenda appears most prevalent in the literatures of the major international organizations, beneath the surface lie other motivations that relate to the security agendas of the major bi-lateral donors. In this paper I will explore the way education and conflict is increasingly becoming caught up in military agendas and national security concerns of major donors and lay out some of the evidence for these assertions and the implications of this for the field of education and development, and for the institutions and practitioners operating at field level in conflict affected countries
We hope you can attend.
