Bourn, D;
(2020)
What are the Challenges for Development Education Arising from the Merger of the UK Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ?
Policy and Practice : development education review
, 31
pp. 95-109.
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Abstract
In June 2020, the United Kingdom (UK) government announced the merger of the Department for International Development (DFID) with the Foreign Office. This decision has potential major implications for development education in the UK which has been funded by DFID since 1997. Around Europe, development education whilst primarily funded by Foreign Affairs ministries, has in some countries been closely related to development agencies. To keep governments supportive of development education requires a strong network of civil society organisations. A concern for development education is that a result of the merger of the two UK government departments could mean a move towards projects being directed towards servicing UK government foreign policy objectives rather than international development goals. A future development education strategy should aim to engage all key stakeholders including relevant ministries and civil society organisations plus academic and research bodies.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | What are the Challenges for Development Education Arising from the Merger of the UK Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.developmenteducationreview.com/issue/i... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Users can use, reuse, share, adapt and build upon the material published in the journal for any purpose as long as appropriate credit is given to the original source and the relevant article is properly cited. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
| Keywords: | Department for International Development; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Development Education; Global Learning; International Development Policy; Overseas Development Aid |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10116492 |
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