The Politics of Formal Schooling in Refugee Contexts: Education, Class, and Decision Making among Congolese in Uganda

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  • Christina Clark-Kazak York University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.34722

Keywords:

Uganda, Congolese refugees, education, formal schooling, decision-making, politics, power relations, class relations

Abstract

Based on ethnographic research with over four hundred Congolese refugees in Kampala and Kyaka II refugee settlement, Uganda, this article interrogates the politics of education—both historically in the Democratic Republic of Congo and currently in migration contexts in Uganda. Formal education was an aspiration for all young people in the study, irrespective of current educational level. Moreover, it is a priority for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and many other organizations working with refugees. Drawing on the experiences and views of Congolese young people, this article analyzes the socio-political importance they accord to formal schooling. It then analyzes the degree to which these political aspects of education are manifested in daily decision-making processes in families, households, communities, and high-level politics. The author concludes with some reflections on how researchers and practitioners working in migration contexts can recognize and take into account the politicized nature of education.

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Published

2012-01-18

How to Cite

Clark-Kazak, C. (2012). The Politics of Formal Schooling in Refugee Contexts: Education, Class, and Decision Making among Congolese in Uganda. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 27(2), 57–64. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.34722

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