Abstract
Since 2008 the world has been convulsed by social and economic change with financial upheaval and social unrest becoming increasingly prevalent in the global North and South. As the latest United Nations Human Development Report puts it: ‘Global economic and political structures are in flux at a time when the world faces recurrent financial crises, worsening clima te change and growing social unrest’ (UNDP. 2013: 2). it goes on to suggest that: ‘Global institutions appear unable to accommodate changing power relations, ensure adequate provision of global public goods to meet global and regional challenges and respond to the growing need for greater equity and sustainability’ (p. 2). The effects of the 2008 financial crisis have been particularly severe in economies most closely wedded to the neoiiberal development paradigm and this chapter considers the effects of the downturn on development education policy and practice in the European Union, the largest funder in the sector, and in its member states. It begins by considering the causes and effects of the crisis in neoliberalism and the challenges this has presented to development education.
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McCloskey, S. (2014). Conclusion: Whither Development Education in a Shifting Policy Landscape?. In: McCloskey, S. (eds) Development Education in Policy and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137324665_17
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