Disruption and decline

The gendered consequences of civil war and political transition for education in Tajikistan

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12412327
AutoresMichelle L O’brien (0000-0002-3216-6289, New York University Abu Dhabi, autor correspondente)
Ano2019
Volume36
Fascículo4
Páginas323-345
Data de publicação2019-12-11
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPost-Soviet Affairs (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1060-586X • E-ISSN: 1938-2855
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1060586x.2019.1701880
PMID33041611
OpenAlexW2995442213
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas62

The sweeping political transition from the Soviet Union to independence in Tajikistan was accompanied by a devastating civil war. Social, economic, and demographic change followed. This research examines a critical indicator of human welfare and stability at the micro- and macro-levels: educational attainment and mobility. Using the 2007 Tajik Living Standards Survey, I compare cohorts educated before, during, and after the civil war. I examine the impact of the war and the political transition on educational attainment and mobility. The findings suggest that the consequences of civil war and political transition in Tajikistan were gendered: boys' attainment was disrupted when they lived in a conflict-affected area and were 16-to-17 years old when the war began; girls' attainment decline was more widespread. This research contributes to our understanding of the long-term consequences of political events on human capital accumulation over the life course

Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Educational attainment · Human capital · Independence (probability theory · Political capital · Political economy · Political instability · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Welfare · Agricultural risk and resilience · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare