Equity and Inequality

This review examines existing literature on inequality and intrastate conflict, the role of educational inequality in conflict settings, and the linkages between theories of conflict and the role of schools in society, with a focus on inequalities between identity groups and subsequent intergroup violence.

This study explores the effects of post-apartheid education policies in addressing inequity and examines whether a link can be made from equity and social capital to social cohesion.

The study concludes that, overall, there is a significant space for local and international organizations to invest in peacebuilding programming through schools, particularly at the secondary level.

This review takes stock of the quantitative literature surveying whether conflict exacerbates, or improves, educational inequality experienced prior to conflict

The study explored the extent to which education inequality across ethnic and religious groups affects the likelihood of violent internal conflict onset

The study uses the variation in the timing of conflict between countries using a difference-indifferences matching strategy to identify the impacts of armed conflict on years of schooling and educational inequality.

Based on the quantitative evidence that rising inequalities in education can increase the risk of conflict, and consequently, experiencing conflict can exacerbate preexisting education inequality, the policy brief urges for greater attention to equity in education, particularly in conflict-affected and fragile settings.