International Aid to Education
Power Dynamics in an Era of Partnership
Francine Menashy (Author)
9780807761281
Paperback / softback, published 12 July 2019
160 pages 22.6 x 15.4 x 1.2 cm, 0.228 kg
Partnerships are now pervasive in global education and development. Through case studies of prominent multi-stakeholder partnerships—including the Education Cannot Wait Fund and Global Partnership for Education—as well as a comprehensive analysis of the global education network, this book exposes clear power imbalances that persist in the international aid environment.
Contents
Foreword Steven Klees ix
Acknowledgments xiii
List of Abbreviations xv
1.Introduction: Conceptualizing Power in an Era of Partnerships 1
Understanding Partnership
Understanding Power
Methods and Data Collected 10
Notes on Terminology14
Rationale for This Book 16
A Note on Scope 18
My Position as Author 19
Overview of the Book 20
2.
The Era of Partnership 24
Multistakeholder Partnerships 29
Partnerships as Public– Private Arrangements 31
Questioning Partnerships 34
Partnerships in Education and Development 39
Conclusion 43
3.New Actors and Relationships in Aid to Education: Understanding Power in a Transnational, Partnership-Based Network 44
The Changing “ Architecture” of Development Aid 44
Understanding Power in Networks 47
Network Research on International Development and Aid 50
Networks, Partnerships, and Aid to Education 51
Conclusion 58
4.Power Dynamics in a Multistakeholder Fund: The Case of the Global Partnership for Education 61
The History and Mandate of the Global Partnership for Education 61
Power Dynamics in the Global Partnership for Education 64
The Empowering of Private Actors in the Global Partnership for Education 71
Conclusion 80
5. The Challenges of Partnering for Aid to Education in Emergencies: The Case of the Education Cannot Wait Fund 81
The History and Mandate of the Education Cannot Wait Fund 82
Power Dynamics in Education Cannot Wait 85
The Empowering of Private Actors in Education Cannot Wait95
Conclusion 100
6. Conclusion: Reconceptualizing Partnerships in International Aid to Education 102
Structural Power in Partnerships: North/South Hierarchies 102
Productive Power in Partnerships: The Framing of the Private Sector 105
