EDUCATION IN CONFLICT AND EMERGENCIES
Special Interest Group, Comparative and International Education Society
Congratulations to our student paper award recipient Camille Fabo "Nation-States and International Organizations: Shaping or Reforming Citizenship Education? A Cross-National Study (1933-1969)"
Abstract
This study examines how education has been used as a tool for social cohesion during periods of national identity transformation and the conceptualization of international identity. It investigates the evolution of educational discourses and policies aimed at nation-building, patriotism, and peace education for international understanding, focusing on their translation into reforms over
time. Drawing on government reports on educational reforms published in the International Yearbook of Education by the International Bureau of Education (1933–1969), the study reveals a post-World War II rise in peace education policies accompanied by a decline in nation-building policies. However, while peace education policies were often normative and lacked concrete structural reforms, nation-building policies frequently translated into substantial educational reforms.
More about Camille
Camille is a doctoral fellow in International Comparative Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. Her research examines how civic education reforms spread and influence social cohesion, particularly in relation to nation-building and intergroup peace. She utilizes a large-scale database from past collaborations with UNESCO IBE and Stanford WERD to analyze cross-national trends, with Cameroon as a case study. Camille holds an MA in International Comparative Education from Stanford University and an MSc in Management from emlyon business School (France).