Transforming Humanitarian Partnerships : Dismantling Colonial Legacies for Refugee Education.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zakharia, Zeena.

Series:

Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education Series

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2026.

Summary:

This book examines how global humanitarian systems shape partnerships in education in emergencies.Focusing on the Syrian refugee crisis and the education response in Lebanon, it reveals how colonial legacies, structural racism and the marketization of aid enable Global North actors to dictate policies and practices, while marginalizing local.

Contents:

Front Cover

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface

Acknowledgements

Authors' Note

1 Introduction

Why study humanitarian partnerships?

The rise of humanitarian partnerships

Global arrangements and the Syrian response in Lebanon

Aims and scope

Theoretical approach

Methods and data sources

Organization of the book

Conclusion: An opening to transform humanitarian partnerships

2 The Humanitarian Industry and Education in Emergencies

Western humanitarianism and EiE in historical context

Hierarchies and the humanitarian industry

Dehistoricization, depoliticization, and universal principles

Knowledge hierarchies in humanitarianism

Racial hierarchies in humanitarianism

Hierarchies within the EiE sector

Questioning neutrality in EiE

Reproduction of knowledge hierarchies in EiE

Racism and the EiE sector

Marketization in humanitarianism

Marketization in the EiE sector

Market-​like principles and ways of working in EiE

Private actor participation in EiE

Critiques of marketization in EiE

Inefficiencies resulting from marketization of EiE activities

Reproduction of power hierarchies

Tensions between humanitarian and profit goals

Conclusion: The intersecting forces of colonial hierarchies and marketization in EiE

3 Humanitarian Hierarchies in Global Education Partnerships

Understanding global partnerships through policy documents

Rationales for partnering

Global North-​South power dynamics

Community participation: rhetoric and realities

Discourse promoting marketization

Perspectives on global partnerships from policy actors

Why a rise in global partnerships in the EiE sector?

Global EiE partnerships and colonial hierarchies.

Racial hierarchies and EiE global partnerships

Global EiE partnerships and marketization

Conclusion: Humanitarian hierarchies in global education partnerships

4 Partnerships and Policy Networks in Refugee Education

Partnership, localization, and the COVID-​19 pandemic

Conceptualizing partnerships in refugee policy networks

Partnership mapping and social network analysis

Descriptive analysis and network composition

Network visualizations

Types of organizations

Types of links

Network structure

Centrality and brokerage

Ties between organization types

Conclusion: Partnerships, policy networks, and the durability of global power hierarchies

5 Constructing Partnerships Amid the Syrian Refugee Education Response in Lebanon

Background on the Syrian refugee presence in Lebanon

Historical context of refugee reception and education in Lebanon

Background on education in Lebanon prior to the Syria crisis

Educational response to the Syria refugee crisis in Lebanon

Stage 1: Humanitarian crisis (2012-​2014)

Stage 2: Government control and humanitarianism (2014-​2016)

Stage 3: From humanitarian to development and sustainability (2016-​2019)

Education response post-​2020: compounded crises

Constructing EiE partnerships in Lebanon

Partnership formation

How local organizations experience partnerships

Tensions in EiE partnerships

Conclusion: Partnership implications for children

6 Transformative Partnership Practices in Lebanon

Partnership between Sharaka and Education Partners

Relationships and ways of working

Partnership outcomes

Observing the partnership

Effects of compounding crises on partnership

Transformative partnership practices

Taalim's partnerships with International Funders Agency and Foundation for Education

Relationships and ways of working.

Partnership outcomes

Our Faith School's partnerships with Iman Lebanon and International Faith Ministry

Observing the partnerships

Effects of compounding crises on partnerships

Conclusion: Transformative practices and smaller partnerships

7 Conclusion: Dismantling Colonial Legacies for Refugee Education Futures

Power inequities in EiE partnerships

Marketization of the humanitarian response in education

Global North-​Global South power asymmetries

Minimal participation and localization

Discrimination, marginalization, and racism

Partnerships addressing power: transformative practices

Benefits of communication and care

Intangible effects of individual connections and personal relationships

Challenging discrimination and racism

Possibilities of participation and localization

Guiding principles for transformative partnerships

Care

Trust and respect

Ongoing and organic communication

Mutual learning and multi-​directional knowledge sharing

Consistent self-​reflection and interrogation of power dynamics

Implications for the changing landscape of EiE

References

Index.

Notes:

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Other Format:

Print version: Zakharia, Zeena Transforming Humanitarian Partnerships

ISBN:

9781529239034

OCLC:

1595741129