Getting to the decision-making table in educational governance: The emergence of Cambodian civil society within the ‘new global geometry of power

D. Brent Edwards, Jr., Will Brehm

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on the emergence of civil society as a central pillar in Cambodian educational governance. By retracing how the NGO Education Partnership (NEP), a federation of education nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), became a recognized actor in national education policymaking, this chapter documents the rescaling of educational governance through the internal politics and transformations of one organization and its connections to the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), a transnational network of civil society organizations. Through an in-depth case study, this chapter details how NEP not only navigated the globalization of educational governance in Cambodia but also impacted the structures of national educational governance by becoming an active member in policymaking. This chapter shows how NEP made it to the proverbial “decision making table” in Cambodian educational governance by strategically using its global connections while tactically navigating the historical and political context.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Political Economy of Schooling in Cambodia
Subtitle of host publicationIssues of Quality and Equity
EditorsYuto Kitamura, D. Brent Edwards, Chhinh Sitha, James H. Williams
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Chapter3
Pages35-53
Number of pages19
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9781137456007
ISBN (Print)9781137455994
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameInternational and Development Education
ISSN (Print)2731-6424
ISSN (Electronic)2731-6432

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