Introduction to Divided Societies

Borooah, Vani and Knox, Colin (2015): Introduction to Divided Societies. Published in: The Economics of Schooling in a Divided Society No. Palgrave Macmillan (2015): pp. 1-15.

Abstract

Borooah and Knox begin the book with a rationale for examining the economics of education in a divided society through a case study of Northern Ireland. They offer a short overview of other societies in which children are educated separately, India, the USA (increasingly), and England, as context for their study. The authors engage in a conceptual discussion which locates the specifics of education into a wider peace building agenda in Northern Ireland and interculturalism in the United Kingdom. What sort of society does Northern Ireland want – parallel living (‘separate but equal’) or a shared society?

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Divided Communities, Northern Ireland, Catholic, Protestant
• Subjects: I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I24 - Education and Inequality

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