Multi-stakeholder Initiatives: Portuguese-speaking African Small States

School of Education, University of Bristol

Full title: Multi-stakeholder Initiatives in education: an analysis of Portuguese-speaking African Small States

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This event is part of the School of Education's <a href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/research/bristol-conversations-in-education-research-seminar-series/" title="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/research/bristol-conversations-in-education-research-seminar-series/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bristol Conversations in Education research seminar series</a>. These seminars are free and open to the public.Hosted by the <a href="http://www.smallstates.net/" title="http://www.smallstates.net/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Education in Small States Research Group (ESSRG)</a> <a href="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/research/centres-networks/cire/" title="http://www.bristol.ac.uk/education/research/centres-networks/cire/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education (CIRE)</a>Speaker: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rui-Silva-29" title="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rui-Silva-29" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dr Rui da Silva</a> (Center for African Studies, University of Porto) <h4>Multistakeholder Initiatives in education: an analysis of Portuguese-speaking African Small States</h4>In the transnational policy-making landscape, in a context of global education policy, several actors are emerging in the negotiations around education policies. A salient phenomenon in this arena is the rise of multistakeholderism, which generally refers to a governance model in which multiple stakeholders, such as governments, businesses, Civil Society Organizations, and individuals, are involved in decision-making processes related to a particular issue or policy. Multistakeholderism embodies an institutional arrangement capable of replacing the centrality of the nation-state in global governance, as seen in conventional multilateral approaches. Based on ongoing research, this talk examines the role of the multistakeholder Initiative Global Partnership for Education in Portuguese-speaking African Small States. Data collection was based on content analysis of a corpus of documents and semi-structured interviews. The findings show that certain terms and constructs that emerge from global education discourses recur frequently in the documents. Furthermore, the documents also indicate that there is a depoliticisation strategy in progress. The establishment of the Local Education Group is noted for its positive impact on coordination, yet the findings also indicate that some forms of coloniality are still in operation.

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