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The Different Faces of Education in Conflict

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Lynn Davies gives an overview of current understandings of the relationship between education and conflict examining how education can be a unifying force, or a cause of violent disagreement. She asks whether education can help to transform a situation or culture of conflict by looking at the diverse ways education is positioned in conflict, beginning with the bad news before moving on to better news.

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Davies, L. The Different Faces of Education in Conflict. Development 53, 491–497 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1057/dev.2010.69

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