The Future of Education in the Global South
UNESCO Chairs in Solidarity and Collaboration
Ruksana Osman editor Marion Keim editor Danilo Streck editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:17th Mar '27
£171.99
This title is due to be published on 17th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
This book considers how to expand educational horizons in the Global South, based on global solidarity and an open exchange of knowledge.
Drawing on expertise from UNESCO Chairs from the Global South, the book aims to bridge divides and inspire collective action towards a more harmonious and equitable world in the face of new vulnerabilities and asymmetries. In an era marked by stark polarization and looming threats of a global polycrisis, this book advocates for advancing hopeful futures through global dialogue, exchange, and collaboration born out of mutual respect and diverse perspectives. The UNESCO Chairs program was established to build university networks and encourage inter-university cooperation across borders. This book brings together leading UNESCO Chairs to reflect on a range of pressing concerns relating to democracy, educational justice, transformation, development, peace, inclusion and equity in and through global Education. In doing so, the authors situate local, regional, and global debates within their good practices, interests, differences, and commonalities.
Transcending disciplinary, ideological and geographic boundaries, this book will be an important read for researchers working on education and global development, as well as for NGOs, multilaterals, UNESCO members, and policy makers.
'The book celebrates the excellent work done across the Global South by UNESCO Chairs. In so doing, it offers a glimpse into an educational order that is epistemologically diverse, generative rather than reactive, and embraces its responsibility for advancing peace-full, sustainable, and equitable futures.
The editorial introduction and conclusion, together with the chapters from individual Chairs, constitute a book that should be essential reading for scholars, policymakers, and educational leaders who share the UNESCO Chair vision of addressing “the interdependent challenges of today’s increasingly complex world'
- Elizabeth Walton, Professor of Education, University of Nottingham
'Caught my attention the very current approach of this book, as a response to the growing polarization and social fragmentation that characterize contemporary society.
The editors of this book were very fortunate in their choice of diverse contributions, whose analyses are completed in a rich polyphony, from different contexts. They are authors who do not remain in the pure description of possible futures but point out perspectives and strategies for their construction right now, connecting vision and action.'
- Moacir Gadotti, Honorary President of the Paulo Freire Institute
ISBN: 9781041276197
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204 pages