The sphere of authority: governing education policy in Pakistan amidst global pressures

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Abstract

The authority of the nation states and their capacity to govern their education policy has been reconfigured by the processes of globalisation. This paper examines recent education policy in Pakistan in order to reveal the nature of national authority in education policy-making in a challenging context. The central piece of analysis is the pre-policy text issued by the Ministry of Education, Pakistan — the White Paper. This analysis is further supported through interviews with senior policy actors and other significant policy texts. The paper identifies several tensions caused by the interaction of global and national education policy priorities and explores how the national government of Pakistan seeks to expand its SoA through ‘soft’ governance approaches despite the material and financial constraints within which it operates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)217-237
Number of pages21
JournalGlobalisation, Societies and Education
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Mar 2017

Keywords

  • globalisation
  • national authority
  • policy-making
  • soft governance
  • sphere of authority

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