
Maren Elfert
@maren_elfert
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Lecturer, King's College London - Interested in "global governance", (adult) education, intellectual history, political economy. "Ich will verstehen" (Arendt).
London, England
Joined December 2015
My new paper with @pbalakrishnan08 examines how crisis narratives serve to legitimize the emergence of multistakeholderism, the pervasive influence of corporate and technocratic actors, and the retreat of democratic principles in education globally. https://t.co/Wmg3Vdp0dD
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This paper examines how crisis narratives shape and legitimize shifts in the global governance of education. We begin by revisiting three pivotal historical episodes that illustrate how crises have...
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The United States has announced to withdraw from UNESCO - again. https://t.co/7zwzrw1uYG
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Statement attributable to Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO
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Looking forward to the seminar with Christian Ydesen on 22 May. If you would like to join, please register here: https://t.co/HAVTDlwRRU
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"We treat policy like a sprint when it's really a marathon." Another brilliant musing by @pbalakrishnan08 about the connection between Badminton and education policy. https://t.co/skWhGcjbbn
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We will be presenting the Research Handbook on Education Privatization and Marketization with Kevin Welner, @CLub_edu and @frankadamson on April 28 at @cueducation. Join us in person or online: https://t.co/Jv35Go7T05 — 9:30 AM (UTC-6)
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The theme and editorial team of the World Yearbook of Education 2028 volume will be selected through an open call. Please consider submitting and feel free to share within your networks @mobarakhossa @ProfJulieAllan @sophie_ganesh @HuriyaJabbar
https://t.co/jiGOCDxNOe
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New special issue of Comparative Education on "The Global Education Policy Field", edited by @dbrentejr
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Special Issue: The Global Education Policy Field: Theorization and Problematization; Guest editor: Brent Edwards. Volume 61, Issue 1 of Comparative Education
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Thank you @pbalakrishnan08 for writing this beautiful piece about your experience at the 2024 conference of the Comparative Education Society in Europe. https://t.co/wMQM29MhUg. It's a lovely memory for all of us. https://t.co/4CAFF2zxJQ
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Written by Pravindharan Balakrishnan (King’s College London) In the summer of 2024, I participated in the CESE 2024 conference in Thessaloniki and was immediately fascinated by the community …
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Are you interested to know how the MDGs came about, and who was included in and excluded from the process? Read this paper:
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Between 2000 and 2015, the eight UN Millennium Development Goals were central to the UN agenda, forming a blueprint for development. However, the manner in which multilateral agencies establish suc...
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💥 Special issue finally out 💥 The SI takes as its focus the onto-epistemic foundations of the global education policy field as well as how these foundations mix (or do not) with other ways of seeing and being. Thank you to the fantastic contributors 🙌 Links in next post
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📢 Join this thought-provoking public lecture on "The Global Learning Crisis and the Role of International Organisations" 🌍 🗓️ 22 January 2025 🕒 3:00–4:30 PM (CET) 📍 Microsoft Teams 🎙️ Speakers: 🔹 Dr. Íris Santos 🔹 Prof. Aaron Benavot Link: https://t.co/34CEZJEXw1
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NORRAG open access book edited by @ChanwoongBaek and Gita @steinerkhamsi on knowledge brokering in global education governance, including my commentary "Can we trust evidence in policy-making?"
📣 Just Launched! Dive into the world of knowledge brokers with The Rise of Knowledge Brokers in Global Education Governance. 🌐 📚 https://t.co/2zbrfvb94A 🧐 Join the conversation on the intersections of research, policy & practice during the launch
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📣 Just Launched! Dive into the world of knowledge brokers with The Rise of Knowledge Brokers in Global Education Governance. 🌐 📚 https://t.co/2zbrfvb94A 🧐 Join the conversation on the intersections of research, policy & practice during the launch
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Wednesday 22 January 2025 14:00 to 15:30 CET Online AGENDA FLYER ACCESS THE BOOK TABLE OF CONTENTS WATCH THE VIDEOS Event Highlights: The Rise of Knowledge Brokers in Global Education Governance On...
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Please share this call for papers for a special issue of the Journal of International Cooperation in Education. Interested authors should submit a 500-word abstract by the end of January via the Google form. https://t.co/OCIMxTNYdp
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This week on @NORRAG’s blog, @william_c_smith, @melcm, and @SotiriaGrek explore how the SDGs mark a shift towards soft power in the global governance of education, fostering collective norms and aspirations that States can voluntarily adopt 📚🌍 👉 https://t.co/UYpPaJ8bFr
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In this blogpost, which is part of the NORRAG blog series on “International Organisations and the Global Governance of Education”, William C. Smith, Melanie C.M. Ehren and Sotiria Grek argue that the...
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So excited to finally unveil the Emerging Scholars Global Governance of Education Hybrid Symposium 2024 Booklet! Link: https://t.co/maRQTfLWrd Also, still time left to sign up for the hybrid symposium! Happening on 13 of November! Register here: https://t.co/92N1C5YuS7
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Great blogpost by @pbalakrishnan08
Very happy to share my latest blog post in @baicenews @BAICEStudents I took a long time to write this and it went through several revisions. I truly enjoyed writing this and it concludes my blog-writing aspirations, at least for this year!
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Virtual Launch of the Special Issue ‘The Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Governance of Education’ with an impressive line-up. @IntRevEd @norrag 15 November from 15:00 to 16:30 GMT https://t.co/DMnOAGEFQ0
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Virtual Launch: The Sustainable Development Goals and the Global Governance of Education – Teams, Fri 15 Nov 2024 - Join the Comparative Education and International Development (...
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We (@maren_elfert and I) are very excited to have @Iris_A_Santos @Leo_RenHao @TDelaquil to be presenting online and @EvelynKim77 Melissa Matar, Charlene Song, and Heewon to be joining us at King's this 13th of November!
📢 Exciting news! The Emerging Scholars Global Governance of Education Hybrid Symposium is happening on November 13th, from 10:15 AM to 4 PM! 🎓✨ We’re thrilled to reveal an incredible lineup of speakers and presentations. Register by October 27th at: https://t.co/92N1C5YuS7
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