Education and conflict in Côte d'Ivoire / Joseph Sany.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Sany, Joseph

Contributor:

United States Institute of Peace

Series:

Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 235.

Special report ; 235

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War and education--Côte d'Ivoire.

War and education.

Education--Côte d'Ivoire.

Education.

Civil war--Côte d'Ivoire.

Civil war.

Côte d'Ivoire.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (15 pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : U.S. Institute of Peace, [2010]

Summary:

In 2002, civil war broke out in Côte d'Ivoire, dividing communities and destroying already fragile public institutions, including its education system. While the education sector in Côte d'Ivoire was clearly a victim of the civil war, which raged until late 2004, it was also a catalyst for the conflict. The underlying causes of the conflict in Côte d'Ivoire are multiple and complex. In regard to the role played by education, the problem rested less with the curriculum, which was the same across the country, and more with access to and coordination and allocation of resources, which were unequally distributed by region. Such education-based inequalities exacerbated frustrations and more importantly created the space for violent political and social contestations, which have opened the road to the politicization of education and fueled the conflict. The conflict seriously damaged an already struggling education system, relegating education to the bottom of the national priority list and preventing thousands of stakeholders-- both students and teachers-- from gaining access to it. It is important to think beyond previous interventions, which saw education as a strategy for poverty reduction, and embrace those efforts that recognize the intricate relationship between education and conflict. Interventions in Côte d'Ivoire's education system should not only address those issues related to coordination, capacity building, resources, curriculum, and access, but also those issues related to peace and conflict. The government of Côte d'Ivoire should take the lead in such education-sector interventions and request technical and financial support from specialized international institutions, NGOs, and financial institutions.

Contents:

Introduction

Education system prior to the conflict

Root causes of the conflict

The scope of the conflict

The impact of the conflict on education

The education-conflict nexus

Education as a catalyzer of political struggles

Raising expectations and exacerbating ethnic tensions

Recommendations.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on May 14, 2010).

"April 2010."

Includes bibliographical references (page 15).

Other Format:

Print version: Sany, Joseph N., 1972- Education and conflict in Côte d'Ivoire.

OCLC:

614443588