Rafael Mitchell
@rafaelmitchell.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Comparative and International Education, University of Bristol | Co-Director of CIRE | BAICE | Schooling in Africa, democratising knowledge in education
"One that ensured that they left a strong legacy, maybe in the form of an independent non-profit organisation... Instead, as a result of their decision, the countries in which they work will lose aid in the immediate term and possibly face years of uncertainty..."
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Mott MacDonald shuts international development arm amid UK aid turmoil
The massive U.K. contractor is understood to be winding down its dealings with FCDO.
www.devex.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"One that ensured that they left a strong legacy, maybe in the form of an independent non-profit organisation... Instead, as a result of their decision, the countries in which they work will lose aid in the immediate term and possibly face years of uncertainty..."
www.devex.com/news/mott-ma...
www.devex.com/news/mott-ma...
"Even if they [Mott MacDonald] saw no future business prospects for themselves in international development, they could have honoured their history, their contribution to the field and their staff better by mapping a different exit..."
October 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Even if they [Mott MacDonald] saw no future business prospects for themselves in international development, they could have honoured their history, their contribution to the field and their staff better by mapping a different exit..."
September 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This piece results from a collaboration between @unesco.org IIEP & @soebristol.bsky.social's Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education (CIRE) - w/Jennifer Agbaire, Julia Paulson & Leon Tikly
Free access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Free access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Endogenous systems leadership of education provision during crises in low- and middle-income countries: A conceptual framework - PROSPECTS
This article advances the case for an ‘endogenous systems leadership’ approach to the provision of inclusive and equitable quality education for all in times of crisis. It draws on theoretical work wh...
link.springer.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This piece results from a collaboration between @unesco.org IIEP & @soebristol.bsky.social's Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education (CIRE) - w/Jennifer Agbaire, Julia Paulson & Leon Tikly
Free access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Free access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The 'endogenous systems leadership' framework is a heuristic for dialogue and decision-making.
It is based on a synthesis of evidence from across the Global South, and theoretically grounded in work on complexity, systems leadership and coloniality within education and international partnerships
It is based on a synthesis of evidence from across the Global South, and theoretically grounded in work on complexity, systems leadership and coloniality within education and international partnerships
Endogenous systems leadership of education provision during crises in low- and middle-income countries: A conceptual framework - PROSPECTS
This article advances the case for an ‘endogenous systems leadership’ approach to the provision of inclusive and equitable quality education for all in times of crisis. It draws on theoretical work wh...
link.springer.com
July 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The 'endogenous systems leadership' framework is a heuristic for dialogue and decision-making.
It is based on a synthesis of evidence from across the Global South, and theoretically grounded in work on complexity, systems leadership and coloniality within education and international partnerships
It is based on a synthesis of evidence from across the Global South, and theoretically grounded in work on complexity, systems leadership and coloniality within education and international partnerships