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World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) ISTANBUL 14-18 JUNE 2010 ‘Border’ is a key concept for analyzing the relationship between education and society at all levels. Borders can be national, regional, social or psychic; they can be fixed or shifting. Borders and ‘lines’ can be material (walls), psychological (in peoples’ minds) or metaphorical (the ‘glass ceiling’ for women’s careers). Discussions of borders are part of discussions of space, and of space-time – where ‘difference’ is conceived, reproduced or contested. ‘Border-crossers’, physically and psychologically, can defy or challenge structures, and can reclaim power or identity. The production and control of space links to questions of power and politics, and also to the production of inequality and of identities. Spaces and their uses can be classed, gendered, racialised, and sexualized. The control of borders keeps ‘others’ in their place, materially or symbolically - whether ‘members of the nation-state’, ‘believers’ or ‘the disabled’. Rebordering is an aspect of globalization, with concerns about responsibility across and within borders (for climate change, the arms trade, knowledge transfer or movements of peoples). But the concerns are also about borders in terms of social, linguistic and cultural divisions, the invisible and visible lines between groups, and how education can challenge those borders which deny freedoms, rights and capabilities. Thematic Groups We welcome theoretical and/or empirical papers that address the issues from the different thematic group perspectives, and are based on national and/or comparative research. In particular we look forward to papers from different groups and individuals, NGOs, regional or national institutions, bilateral or multilateral organizations, and financing agencies. Please visit www.wcces2010.org to see the detailed outline of the thematic groups and how to register. Abstracts of proposed papers, roundtables and symposia should be sent preferably latest by January 31, 2010. Authors will be notified about acceptance latest by March 1, 2010. Organizers |
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