Education systems do not exist in isolation from broader social issues, structures, and processes. Yet emergency education interventions tend to rely on technical approaches that overlook the historical, cultural, social, political and economic ways in which education systems contribute to drivers of conflict and crisis, as well as to processes of recovery and peacebuilding.

The PEER Learning Module is a free and open access course on the political economy of education in contexts of conflict, crisis and pandemic, convened by the Universities of Cape Town, Nazarbayev, Sussex and Ulster, with contributions from scholars and practitioners around the world.

Learning outcomes will include:

Understanding the multiple relationships between education, conflict and crisis
Examining key debates in the field of education, conflict and crisis from a diversity of perspectives and experiences
Critically analysing the role of education in supporting post-conflict recovery and peacebuilding
Reflecting on the politics and challenges of delivering education in conflict and crisis-affected contexts

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