Empowering Women or Expanding Women’s Work?

Women’s empowerment is a complex thing. Especially when it becomes woven into the infrastructure of development itself. In WASH programs, involving women often appears not only appropriate, but obvious. Women are closely connected to water, hygiene, sanitation, childcare, household health, and everyday care work. They know the rhythms of households and communities. They know who … More Empowering Women or Expanding Women’s Work?

Three waves of international education: political, political economy, politicisation

International education (IE) is an old idea – a phenomenon that emerged in the 19th century to today. I argued in my book that the evolution of IE has shifted from government to institutions as provider of IE, but the intention for IE has always been political and political economy underpinned by sovereign or institutional … More Three waves of international education: political, political economy, politicisation