Transforming Humanitarian Partnerships, livre ebook

• Reveals how increased marketization of humanitarianism, global structural racism and colonial inheritances have led to Global North actors dominating the humanitarian system, circumventing the input of affected communities and undermining local knowledge and participation;

• Offers concrete pathways for reshaping humanitarian practice to support sustainable, responsive education for refugee learners.

This book examines how global humanitarian systems shape partnerships in education in emergencies. Focusing on the Syrian refugee crisis and the education response in Lebanon, it reveals how colonial legacies, structural racism and the marketization of aid enable Global North actors to dictate policies and practices, while marginalizing local voices and knowledge. Yet in moments of crisis, community-led initiatives and smaller partnerships prove to be agile and responsive.

Rather than offering celebratory accounts of “partnership,” the book draws on rigorous research to foreground the structural inequities that constrain them—while also pointing to possibilities for more just, community-driven alternatives. A vital resource for scholars, practitioners and policy makers, it offers concrete pathways for reshaping humanitarian practice to support sustainable, responsive education for refugee learners.

1. Introduction

2. The Humanitarian Industry and Education in Emergencies

3. Humanitarian Hierarchies in Global Education Partnerships

4. Partnerships and Policy Networks in Refugee Education

5. Constructing Partnerships Amid the Syrian Refugee Education Response in Lebanon

6. Transformative Partnership Practices in Lebanon

7. Conclusion: Dismantling Colonial Legacies for Refugee Education Futures