Global governance of education: The historical and contemporary entanglements of UNESCO, the OECD and the World Bank

TY - BOOK

T1 - Global governance of education

T2 - The historical and contemporary entanglements of UNESCO, the OECD and the World Bank

AU - Elfert, Maren

AU - Ydesen, Christian

PY - 2023/10/12

Y1 - 2023/10/12

N2 - This book examines the educational role of three international organizations created as part of the post-World War II multilateral architecture: the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Bank, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). These organizations have significantly promoted and shaped education as a fundamental feature of the modernization of society and contributed to the globalization of educational norms, policies and technologies. Drawing on primary source materials and interviews, the book provides novel perspectives to the literature on the global governance of education by focusing on the historical entanglements, relations and power struggles between these three organizations, rather than treating them separately. The study sheds light on the homogenizing effects of globalized educational policy-making and the shifting power dynamics in the global governance of education.

AB - This book examines the educational role of three international organizations created as part of the post-World War II multilateral architecture: the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Bank, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). These organizations have significantly promoted and shaped education as a fundamental feature of the modernization of society and contributed to the globalization of educational norms, policies and technologies. Drawing on primary source materials and interviews, the book provides novel perspectives to the literature on the global governance of education by focusing on the historical entanglements, relations and power struggles between these three organizations, rather than treating them separately. The study sheds light on the homogenizing effects of globalized educational policy-making and the shifting power dynamics in the global governance of education.

KW - Global governance of education; international organizations; UNESCO; OECD; World Bank

M3 - Book

T3 - Educational Governance Research Series

BT - Global governance of education

PB - Springer Netherlands

ER -