TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative education as a political project
AU - Brehm, Will
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023/3/30
Y1 - 2023/3/30
N2 - This article argues that since World War II, comparative educationhas worked in the service of two historic blocs: one focused oncreating institutions and ideologies in support of internationalismand a second focused on containing the threat of communism.Both versions have supported and justified foreign interventioninto domestic education systems, mirroring colonial practices andlogics. Once the United States of America became politically andeconomically hegemonic, thefield helped develop mentalmodels and best-practices of‘efficient’education systems,justifying international development efforts of Washington andthe interests of capital. As the global political economy shifts sotoo will the political project of comparative education. The articleposits future directions for thefield on the assumption that anew economic bloc will emerge as East Asia plays a larger role inthe global economy.
AB - This article argues that since World War II, comparative educationhas worked in the service of two historic blocs: one focused oncreating institutions and ideologies in support of internationalismand a second focused on containing the threat of communism.Both versions have supported and justified foreign interventioninto domestic education systems, mirroring colonial practices andlogics. Once the United States of America became politically andeconomically hegemonic, thefield helped develop mentalmodels and best-practices of‘efficient’education systems,justifying international development efforts of Washington andthe interests of capital. As the global political economy shifts sotoo will the political project of comparative education. The articleposits future directions for thefield on the assumption that anew economic bloc will emerge as East Asia plays a larger role inthe global economy.
KW - Comparative education
KW - historic blocs
KW - international development
KW - political economy
KW - world systems
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85152063319&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03050068.2023.2193807
DO - 10.1080/03050068.2023.2193807
M3 - Article
SN - 0305-0068
VL - 59
SP - 362
EP - 378
JO - Comparative Education
JF - Comparative Education
IS - 3
ER -