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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).

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@maren_elfert
Maren Elfert
27 days
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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Maren Elfert
2 months
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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Maren Elfert
4 months
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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Maren Elfert
5 months
"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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Maren Elfert
5 months
Five scholarships available worth £5000 each in fee reduction for the MA International Child Rights and Development at King’s College London. Contact: Dr Aisha Hutchinson, aisha.hutchinson@kcl.ac.uk; or the programme team, ecs-pgt@kcl.ac.uk
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@AdrianZancajo
Adrián Zancajo
5 months
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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@VergerAntoni
Toni Verger
5 months
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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@dbrentejr
D. Brent Edwards Jr.
7 months
💥 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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@CIES_GE_SIG
Globalization & Education SIG (CIES)
8 months
📢 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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Maren Elfert
9 months
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?"
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NORRAG
9 months
📣 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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@norrag
NORRAG
9 months
📣 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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@dbrentejr
D. Brent Edwards Jr.
10 months
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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NORRAG
10 months
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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@pbalakrishnan08
Pravin Balakrishnan
11 months
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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Maren Elfert
11 months
Great blogpost by @pbalakrishnan08
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Pravin Balakrishnan
11 months
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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Maren Elfert
11 months
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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@pbalakrishnan08
Pravin Balakrishnan
11 months
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!
@pbalakrishnan08
Pravin Balakrishnan
11 months
📢 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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