Resource JEiE Special Issue on Education and the War on Drugs Launch Marking the launch of JEiE’s latest publication, a groundbreaking special issue on education and the war on drugs, the panelists examined how education is not only a site of extensive collateral damage produced by the war on drugs but also how education policies and practices perpetuate and sustain this long-running, transnational, multifaceted war.
Event JEiE Special Issue on Education and the War on Drugs Launch Marking the launch of JEiE’s latest publication, a groundbreaking special issue on education and the war on drugs, the contributing authors, issue editors, and special guest discussants will examine how education is not only a site of extensive collateral damage produced by the war on drugs but also how education policies and practices perpetuate and sustain this long-running, transnational, multifaceted war.
Resource Editorial Note: Journal on Education in Emergencies: Volume 6, Number 1 In this editorial note, lead editors Maria Jose Bermeo and Diana Rodríguez-Gómez discuss the key themes and contributions offered in JEiE Volume 6, Number 1.
Resource Protecting Children from Violence in the Time of COVID-19: Disruptions in prevention and response services As daily lives and communities are upended by COVID-19, concern is mounting that children’s exposure to violence may increase. Children with a history of abuse may find themselves even more vulnerable, both at home and online, and may experience more frequent and severe acts of violence. This publication documents what has happened to such services across the world.
Resource Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) This data provides georeferenced data on conflicts with a minimum of 25 battle-related deaths as well as linked data that may be relevant for understanding the conflict. Data include conflict parties, events and casualties, and distinguishes between three types of violence (state-based, non-state, and one-sided violence).
Resource Equipping and activating teachers in Honduras to address school-based violence and other crises Docentes por la Paz is an empowering and innovative five-module professional development program for public school teachers in Honduras that increases their capacity to provide quality education in contexts of crisis and conflict, and fosters safe learning environments within the education system.
Resource Reluctant representatives of the state: Teachers' perceptions of experienced violence (DR Congo) This qualitative research in South-Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo suggests that teachers link experienced violence to their role as state representatives. Thereby, the article sheds a critical light on approaches that frame teacher (re)deployment in conflict-affected contexts around normalcy and resilience.
News Challenges for Venezuelan refugee students in Colombia The economic, political and social conflicts occurring in Venezuela have caused over three million Venezuelans to flee to countries across Latin America and beyond. This is the largest migrant crisis in the Western Hemisphere and it is worsening by the day.
Resource Political Violence and Intimidation Against Teachers in Zimbabwe This report is a follow-up of a report published earlier in February titled, “Every School has a Story to Tell: Teachers experience with elections in Zimbabwe”. Whilst the first report is largely given in summary form, recording the violations that teachers have experienced since 2000, this present report gives deeper understanding to the violations and puts them in a global perspective.
Resource Workshop Report: Cross-sectoral Approaches to Mitigating Conflict Using the Case of South Sudan This brief report presents key points resulting from a half-day Workshop on Cross-sectoral Approaches to Mitigating Conflict and Fragility Using the Case of South Sudan, that was held in conjunction with the Working Group on Education and Fragility biannual meeting in Washington, DC on 21 March 2011.
