Research | The political economy for refugees can be understood as distinct from the political economy for citizens as it requires addressing fundamental questions of responsibility and assumptions about time horizons. This is particularly true in education, which is by nature a long-term engagement and investment and for which responsibility is presumed to lie with governments. As host countries and the global community grapple with decisions about how to provide refugee education, it is critical to understand how the political economy for refugees and for citizens may differ to ensure that approaches are equitable and effective for refugees and host communities.
Read MoreInterview | Elisabeth King and Cyrus Samii spoke with REACH team member Laura Cesaro about their new book and the implications of their findings for policymakers and schools as they seek to create conditions for peace in contexts of conflict and ethnic diversity.
Read MoreInterview | Mohammad Abo-Hilal, MD, a former refugee from Syria, shares his thoughts on trust, transparency, and mentoring in communities affected by conflict.
Read MoreInterview | Lual Mayen discusses the power of video games to understand the uncertainty that refugees experience worldwide, as well as tools and policies that can help young people create future opportunities in global settings of migration and displacement.
Read MoreBook Review | Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad captures the story of Ali’s daily childhood adventures—learning to write calligraphy, playing soccer, making his father laugh—and his yearning for peace amidst a time of war.
Read MoreMultimedia | This is the story of Sandra, a woman from El Salvador whose life and education was affected by civil war, and now devotes herself to developing a program for recently arrived immigrant teens in Cambridge, MA, USA.
Read MoreDigital gallery | A curated website that displays artwork created by Rohingya individuals living in Cox’s Bazar, in an effort to bring light to the voices of the Rohingya people.
Read MoreSpoken word | This poem recounts the story of Salim, who was born in Gaza and lived through two Palestinian Intifadas against Israel, and what shaped his heart and mind from childhood to adulthood.
Read MorePoem | A story based on the experiences of Lama Norbu, who was born in Tibet in the 1960s and now lives in the United States, and touches upon cultural elements of the conflict between Tibet and China.
Read MorePoem | This story is about a young teacher who is living through an unprecedented time of uncertainty and hardship in the history of Indian Administered Kashmir, while highlighting her strength, sense of duty, and compassion for her students.
Read MorePodcast | A story about education and resilience in times of conflict, based on an interview with an asylum seeker from Eritrea now living in Israel, who fled his country following its War of Independence against Ethiopia.
Read MoreResearch | Article by Sarah Dryden-Peterson and Celia Reddick exploring diaspora-led education development work in conflict-affected settings.
Read MorePodcast | Harvard EdCast featuring Sarah Dryden-Peterson of HGSE and Sherrie Westin of Sesame Workshop—and Elmo—discussing the work Sesame is doing to educate young children displaced by conflict.
Read MoreResearch | This article considers the ways in which education policy and practice in Botswana negotiate tensions between assimilationist and multiculturalist approaches to ethnic diversity.
Read MoreResearch | This article traces the history of policy development at the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to understand the reasons for its increasing support of education in fragile and conflict-affected states.
Read MoreChildren’s book | A story about a boy who was born, raised, and continues to live in the region of Putumayo, Colombia, which has been vulnerable to the violence of clandestine armed actors and state-sanctioned counterattacks throughout Colombia’s decades-long civil war.
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