Education and Countering Violent Extremism: a case study of schools in Pakistan
- Author
- Hussain-Mohiud-Din Qadri
- Collation
- 8p
- Resource Language
- English
- Year of publication
- 2015
- Topic
- Civic / Citizenship / DemocracyGlobalisation and social justice / International understandingPreventing violent extremism and genocide
- Resource Type
- Research papers / journal articles
- Region
- Asia and the Pacific
- Place of publication
- Bandar Baru Bangi
This paper explores the role of education in combating the violent extremism by using the Pakistani education system as a case study. It undertakes a historical perspective of growth of the educational sector in Pakistan by delving deep into the pre-partition system.

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