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

doi:10.1057/9781137456007_3

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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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 language	English
Title of host publication	The Political Economy of Schooling in Cambodia
Subtitle of host publication	Issues of Quality and Equity
Editors	Yuto Kitamura, D. Brent Edwards, Chhinh Sitha, James H. Williams
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	3
Pages	35-53
Number of pages	19
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9781137456007
ISBN (Print)	9781137455994
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137456007_3
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

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

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Edwards, Jr., D. B., & Brehm, W. (2016). Getting to the decision-making table in educational governance: The emergence of Cambodian civil society within the ‘new global geometry of power. In Y. Kitamura, D. B. Edwards, C. Sitha, & J. H. Williams (Eds.), The Political Economy of Schooling in Cambodia: Issues of Quality and Equity (1 ed., pp. 35-53). (International and Development Education). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137456007_3

Edwards, Jr., D. Brent ; Brehm, Will. / Getting to the decision-making table in educational governance : The emergence of Cambodian civil society within the ‘new global geometry of power. The Political Economy of Schooling in Cambodia: Issues of Quality and Equity. editor / Yuto Kitamura ; D. Brent Edwards ; Chhinh Sitha ; James H. Williams. 1. ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. pp. 35-53 (International and Development Education).

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Edwards, Jr., DB & Brehm, W 2016, Getting to the decision-making table in educational governance: The emergence of Cambodian civil society within the ‘new global geometry of power. in Y Kitamura, DB Edwards, C Sitha & JH Williams (eds), The Political Economy of Schooling in Cambodia: Issues of Quality and Equity. 1 edn, International and Development Education, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 35-53. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137456007_3

Getting to the decision-making table in educational governance: The emergence of Cambodian civil society within the ‘new global geometry of power. / Edwards, Jr., D. Brent; Brehm, Will.
The Political Economy of Schooling in Cambodia: Issues of Quality and Equity. ed. / Yuto Kitamura; D. Brent Edwards; Chhinh Sitha; James H. Williams. 1. ed. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. p. 35-53 (International and Development Education).

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Edwards, Jr. DB, Brehm W. Getting to the decision-making table in educational governance: The emergence of Cambodian civil society within the ‘new global geometry of power. In Kitamura Y, Edwards DB, Sitha C, Williams JH, editors, The Political Economy of Schooling in Cambodia: Issues of Quality and Equity. 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan. 2016. p. 35-53. (International and Development Education). doi: 10.1057/9781137456007_3

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