Institutional contestations and educational equity: incorporation of the marginalized in National Education Policies Worldwide, 1960–2019.

The notion that everyone deserves education and that governments need to strive for this ideal has been legitimized and expanded worldwide over the past few decades, as a central part of the successful establishment of a liberal world order. However, the recent resurgence of global illiberalism pose...

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Publicado en:Social Forces Vol. 105; no. 1; pp. 190 - 213
Autor principal: Song, Jieun
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Sep2026
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