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The Politics of IDP Education Provision: Negotiating identity and schooling in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Author(s) -
Shanks Kelsey
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/imig.12545
Subject(s) - politics , ethnic group , state (computer science) , internally displaced person , political science , dominance (genetics) , identity (music) , islam , government (linguistics) , negotiation , economic growth , political economy , development economics , sociology , gender studies , geography , law , refugee , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , algorithm , computer science , acoustics , economics , gene
The expansion of Islamic State control in Iraq led to massive internal displacement. Iraq now has one of the largest internally displaced populations in the world. Many families found relative safety in government‐controlled towns throughout the country; a large proportion sought refuge in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq ( KRI ), having fled from its northern territories where Arabs, Kurds, Yezidis, Assyrians and Turkmen each claimed demographic dominance. Consequently, the KRI has become a sanctuary to almost a million Iraqi IDP s of varying ethnic backgrounds and cultures. This article draws on extensive regional fieldwork to explore the relationship between education provision for displaced populations and broader ethno‐sectarian and socio‐political influences. The article will unpack the research question: “In what ways does education for IDP s in KRI exacerbate or mitigate conflict?” and will highlight key areas in which misunderstanding of identity politics has resulted in reduced quality education for displaced populations.