An “African UNESCO”? The ministère de la France d'Outre-mer, Intercolonail Cooperation and the defense of the Empire, 1947-1957
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TexteLangue : français Détails de publication : 2018.
Sujet(s) : Ressources en ligne : Abrégé : From its very creation in 1945, UNESCO fostered an intense international debate centred on the fight against educational inequalities in the South, including in “non-autonomous territories.” Fearing direct intervention in the colonies of black Africa, the ministère de la France d’Outre-mer put in place strategies to counter any attempt of interference by UN agencies. In particular, it stimulated intensive educational cooperation at the intercolonial level. This cooperation was meant to certify the renewed commitment of the metropole for the “well-being” of local populations and thus to re-legitimize the “civilizing mission” of colonialism in the international arena.
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From its very creation in 1945, UNESCO fostered an intense international debate centred on the fight against educational inequalities in the South, including in “non-autonomous territories.” Fearing direct intervention in the colonies of black Africa, the ministère de la France d’Outre-mer put in place strategies to counter any attempt of interference by UN agencies. In particular, it stimulated intensive educational cooperation at the intercolonial level. This cooperation was meant to certify the renewed commitment of the metropole for the “well-being” of local populations and thus to re-legitimize the “civilizing mission” of colonialism in the international arena.
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