EDUCATION AS AND FOR JUSTICE IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: Case Studies from Nepal, Perú and Uganda

Lizzi O. Milligan; María Balarin; Rachel Wilder; Expedito Nuwategeka; Mohan Paudel

doi:10.51952/9781529245172

EDUCATION AS AND FOR JUSTICE IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH: Case Studies from Nepal, Perú and Uganda

Lizzi O. Milligan, María Balarin, Rachel Wilder, Expedito Nuwategeka, Mohan Paudel

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Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book explores the transformative potential of education in achieving Sustainable Development Goals 13(climate action), 16(peace, justice and strong institutions) and 10(reduced inequalities). Examining case studies of secondary schooling in Nepal, Peru and Uganda, it critiques the established assumption of linear progress from education to social change. Instead, it argues for just-driven education and introduces an integrated justice framework encompassing environmental, epistemic, transitional and social justice. The authors reveal how connecting education to local contexts empowers young people to critically engage with justice and drive systemic reform, offering a visionary blueprint for sustainable development worldwide.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Bristol, U. K.
Publisher	Bristol University Press
Number of pages	196
ISBN (Electronic)	9781529245172
ISBN (Print)	9781529245158
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529245172
Publication status	Published - 16 Dec 2025

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgements

This book was developed from the ‘Education as and for Environmental, Epistemic and Transitional Justice to Enable Sustainable Development’ (JustEd) project. This was a collaborative, multi- country project based on the values of kindness, fun, collegiality, creativity, justice, rigour, transparency and respect. All project outputs represent the collective endeavour of the team, and we acknowledge all team members’ contributions.
The international JustEd team includes Tina Aciro (Gulu University, Uganda), Patricia Ajok (Gulu University, Uganda), María Balarin (Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE, Perú), Mrigendra Bahadur Karki (Tribhuvan University, Nepal), Daniel Komakech (Gulu University, Uganda), Lizzi O. Milligan (University of Bath, UK), Dorica Mirembe (Gulu University, Uganda), Carlos Monge (GRADE, Perú), Ainur Muratkyzy (University of Bristol, UK), Expedito Nuwategeka (Gulu University, Uganda), Alvaro Ordonez (GRADE, Perú), Mohan Paudel (Tribhuvan University, Nepal), Julia Paulson (University of Bristol, UK), María Fernanda Rodríguez (GRADE, Perú), Paola Sarmiento (University of Bristol, UK), Sushil Sharma (Tribhuvan University, Nepal), Robin Shields (University of Bristol, UK), Ashik Singh (Tribhuvan University, Nepal), Ganesh Bahadur Singh (Tribhuvan University, Nepal), Nese Soysal (University of Bath), Srijana Ranabhat (Tribhuvan University, Nepal), Alithu Bazan Talavera (GRADE, Perú) and Rachel Wilder (University of Bath, UK).
We acknowledge and are grateful for the time, insights and enthusiasm of all the participants in the study.

Funding

We also acknowledge the funding for the project from the UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund (project code: ES/ T004851/ 1), without which this project would not have been possible.

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Economic and Social Research Fund	ES/ T004851/ 1)
UKRI Global Challenges Research Fund

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