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Education and The Politics of the Syrian ‘Refugee Crisis’: Educational Journeys and Hope Under Uncertainty
This talk draws on oral history interviews with 60 Syrian young people who grew up in exile across nine countries to examine how the global framing of the ‘refugee crisis’ has reshaped their lived realities and the meaning of education. It argues that education has become a central site through which hope is promised, managed, and deferred under restrictive migration regimes. While education is positioned as a universal right and pathway to future belonging, young people’s experiences reveal how policies of containment, segregation, legal precarity, and unequal mobility shape life within and beyond classroom walls, as well as how young people themselves challenge and navigate uncertainty. The talk draws on Hiba Salem’s forthcoming book, The Politics of Education and Hope in Forced Migration: Journeys of Syrian Young People Across the World.
Please note this session will not be recorded.
Date:
9 June 2026, 14:00
Venue:
15 Norham Gardens, 15 Norham Gardens OX2 6PY
Venue Details:
Seminar Room K/L
Speaker:
Dr Hiba Salem (University of Oxford)
Organising department:
Department of Education
Organiser:
Dr Maia Chankseliani (University of Oxford)
Part of:
Global Public Seminars in Comparative and International Education
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Hannah Freeman,
Kristina Khoo,
Shaena Sinclair
