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Does Education Help the Transition out of Power-Sharing in Plural Societies? A Comparative Study

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between education policy and transition out of power-sharing by comparing the archetypal case study of the Netherlands to five contemporary typical cases of deeply divided societies which adopted power-sharing to manage their conflicts (Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of North Macedonia, Iraq, Lebanon, and Northern Ireland). It shows that education systems generally reproduce rather than challenging power-sharing, particularly through separate and unequal schools. However, flexible institutional designs in education (as well as the wider political system) can accommodate shifting identities, ultimately facilitating transition out of consociation over the long term.

Source: Ethnopolitics

DOI: 10.1080/17449057.2019.1595909

Author: Giuditta Fontana

Institution: University of Birmingham

Language: English

Topic: Peace and Human Rights Education

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Leverhulme Trust