How do international organizations work together (or not ) at the country level: a new chapter by Vera G. Centeno featured on Kudos

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Is the growing interplay at the global level reflected in analogous interactions and linkages at the local level? This is the overarching question explored in a new open-access chapter by EduKnow member Vera G. Centeno, now featured on Kudos.

The chapter, “Local Institutional Interplay: IDB, OECD, UNESCO, UNICEF and WB Linkages in the Context of Brazilian Education Sector”, examines how the World Bank, OECD, UNESCO, UNICEF and the Inter-American Development Bank local offices operate and interact in Brazil’s education sector. It shows that, although coordination among international organizations is increasingly visible at the global level, local collaboration remains limited, sporadic and strongly shaped by national context.

The study contributes to debates on global education governance by showing that global alignment does not automatically translate into local collaboration. However, the interviews suggest that financial support linked to joint initiatives can indeed create practical incentives for collaboration among IGO local offices.

Read the Kudos summary here:

https://www.growkudos.com/publications/10.1163%25252F9789004689121_006/reader

Read and download the open-access chapter here:

https://brill.com/display/book/9789004689121/BP000018.xml