ZEF Working Paper 121 Hart Nadav Feuer, Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Conrad Schetter Rebuilding Knowledge: Opportunities and Risks for Higher Education in Post-Conflict Regions ISSN 1864-6638 Bonn, October 2013 ZEF Working Paper Series, ISSN 1864-6638 Department of Political and Cultural Change Center for Development Research, University of Bonn Editors: Joachim von Braun, Manfred Denich, Solvay Gerke and Anna-Katharina Hornidge Authors’ addresses Dr. Hart Nadav Feuer, Dr. Anna-Katharina Hornidge Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn Walter-Flex-Str. 3 53113 Bonn, Germany Tel. 0049 (0)228-73 4916; Fax 0228-73 1972 E-mail:
[email protected];
[email protected] www.zef.de Prof. Dr. Conrad Schetter, Director for Research Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC) Pfarrer-Byns-Str. 1 53121 Bonn, Germany Tel. 0049 (0)228-91196-30; Fax: 0228-91196-22 E-mail:
[email protected] www.bicc.de Rebuilding Knowledge Opportunities and Risks for Higher Education in Post-Conflict Regions1 Dr. Hart Nadav Feuer, Dr. Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Prof. Dr. Conrad Schetter 1 This paper is a result of the project “Umkämpftes Wissen”, which was coordinated by the Center for Development Research (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung, ZEF) between 2012 and 2013. We would like to thank the Thyssen Foundation, which generously funded this project. i 1 Abstract The transition from violence and instability to peace and prosperity is rarely linear, but rather defined more by its complexity and the alignment of often-surprising conditions. The rebuilding and reorganization of the higher education sector, in particular, is increasingly being recognized as both a driver and a consequence of this complex transition, which is marked by a sustained process of negotiation between various local factions and with external actors.