Higher education as the catalyst of recovery in conflict-affected societies

TY - JOUR

T1 - Higher education as the catalyst of recovery in conflict-affected societies

AU - Milton, Sansom Aran

AU - Barakat, Sultan Zuhdi

PY - 2016/6/30

Y1 - 2016/6/30

N2 - This article examines the role of higher education in the recovery of conflict-affected societies and argues that while the sector is typically a very low reconstruction priority, it has the potential, if addressed strategically, to act as a catalyst for effective and sustainable post-war recovery. The article begins by contextualising higher education within broader debates around post-war recovery and education. It then analyses the relationship between higher education and four core intervention agendas in conflict-affected societies: stabilisation and securitisation, reconstruction, statebuilding and peacebuilding.

AB - This article examines the role of higher education in the recovery of conflict-affected societies and argues that while the sector is typically a very low reconstruction priority, it has the potential, if addressed strategically, to act as a catalyst for effective and sustainable post-war recovery. The article begins by contextualising higher education within broader debates around post-war recovery and education. It then analyses the relationship between higher education and four core intervention agendas in conflict-affected societies: stabilisation and securitisation, reconstruction, statebuilding and peacebuilding.

KW - Post-conflict

KW - Peacebuilding

KW - Higher Education

KW - Fragile States

KW - Humanitarian Action

KW - Statebuilding

KW - Post-war Reconstruction

KW - Education and Development

U2 - 10.1080/14767724.2015.1127749

DO - 10.1080/14767724.2015.1127749

M3 - Article

VL - 14

SP - 403

EP - 421

JO - Globalisation, Societies and Education

JF - Globalisation, Societies and Education

IS - 3

ER -