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Interrogating the Rights Discourse on Girls’ Education: Neo-Liberalism, Neo-Colonialism, and the Beijing Platform for Action (2015)
Journal Article
Purewal, N. (2015). Interrogating the Rights Discourse on Girls’ Education: Neo-Liberalism, Neo-Colonialism, and the Beijing Platform for Action. IDS Bulletin, 46(4), 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-5436.12156

This article examines how girls’ education since 1995 has emerged as a prominent symbol within the
‘rights’ discourse coming out of the Beijing Platform for Action. By highlighting the neoliberal and neocolonial
processes during this time, particul... Read More about Interrogating the Rights Discourse on Girls’ Education: Neo-Liberalism, Neo-Colonialism, and the Beijing Platform for Action.