Education and Conflict Review: 2019

In the last two decades, there has been a growing body of literature, examining multifaceted interactions between education and conflict. As education is increasingly being recognized as an important player in preventing conflict, building resilience and promoting peace, the field of education and conflict has received significant attention both within academic domains and humanitarian development sectors. Universities across the world have also expanded their research and teaching portfolios in recent years to critically engage in the burgeoning scholarship and enhance the professional development of researchers and practitioners in the field. However, the evidence around the most effective approaches to education delivery in conflict and protracted-crises is still meager and there are significant research gaps in policies and practice in tackling issues of access and quality in crisis settings.

This special issue of Education and Conflict Review attempts to assemble theories and conceptual frameworks that are dispersed across a wide array of academic publications and often inaccessible to those who need them the most, particularly to the education and conflict researchers and practitioners in low-income contexts. The contributions in this issue provide a critical review of theories, conceptual frameworks, and analytical tools that can support research and practice in this field.