{"product_id":"laboratories-of-learning-social-movements-education-and-knowledge-making-in-the-global-south-9780745348926","title":"Laboratories of Learning: Social Movements, Education and Knowledge-Making in the Global South","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outstanding ... This book is a must-read for scholars and activists interested in the impact of grassroots knowledge-making on individuals, institutions and society' -- \u003c\/b\u003eRebecca Tarlau, author of \u003ci\u003eOccupying Schools, Occupying Land\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'In social movements, people [learn how to] re-imagine their worlds. This powerful and inspiring book shows that movement education is not a luxury but a central part of effective struggle' \u003c\/b\u003e-- Laurence Cox, author of \u003ci\u003eWhy Social Movements Matter\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaboratories of Learning\u003c\/i\u003e proves, through exploring inspiring social movements around the world, that the education and knowledge-making happening inside these movements is crucial for the future of social justice for all. It asks three simple but profound questions: How do movements learn and make knowledge? What kinds of knowledge do movements make? And what is its effect on individual activists, movements and even whole societies? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in collaboration with leading activists from different movements in Turkey, Colombia, Nepal and South Africa, each case shows that these activists in the Global South can offer exciting insights into the myriad of ways that movements learn and produce knowledge as they struggle for a better world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Designed to inspire and innovate, Laboratories of Learning is an opportunity for activists to learn new, ground-breaking ideas, born out of moments working at the intersection of theory and practice, pushing the boundaries of new thinking and the limits of the possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Novelli \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor in the Political Economy of Education at the University of Sussex. \u003cb\u003eBirgül Kutan\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer at the Centre for International Education, University of Sussex. \u003cb\u003ePatrick Kane\u003c\/b\u003e is based in Cali, Colombia and has been engaged in international solidarity work for over fifteen years. \u003cb\u003eAdnan Çelik\u003c\/b\u003e is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI), Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany. \u003cb\u003eTejendra Pherali \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Education, Conflict and Peace at the IOE, at University College London. \u003cb\u003eSaranel Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e is a development practitioner, and Co-Executive Director of Mama Cash. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mario Novelli is Professor in the Political Economy of Education at the University of Sussex, UK. He has published widely on issues related to the role of education in social and political transformation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Birgul Kutan is a Lecturer\/Researcher at the Centre for International Education, University of Sussex, UK. She has a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Bristol, UK and writes on issues related to contemporary politics and social movements in Turkey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Patrick Kane holds a PhD from the University of Sussex, and is based in Cali, Colombia. He has published research on social movements, human rights and popular struggles in Colombia. He has been engaged in international solidarity work with social movements in southwest Colombia for over fifteen years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Adnan Celik holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from EHESS, France and is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities (KWI), Germany. He has published widely on Kurdish issues, Armenian genocide and transnational political activism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Tejendra Pherali is Professor of Education, Conflict and Peace at the IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, London. He has published widely on issues relating to education, social justice and peace building in Nepal and other countries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Saranel Benjamin was born and raised in apartheid South Africa. Active in the struggle against apartheid, she later worked with the trade union and emerging social movements. She is a development practitioner, and is currently the Co-Executive Director of Mama Cash. 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