Taking advantage of catastrophes: education privatization reforms in contexts of emergency

Episodes of disaster are powerful triggers of education reform. The sense of urgency and bewilderment associated with catastrophic situations (including natural disaster or armed conflicts) prove a seizable opportunity for education reform advocates, rendering other stakeholders more receptive to drastic interventions. In particular, catastrophic situations are distinctive enablers of privatization and pro-market education reforms in that they allow for a particularly accelerated and drastic advancement of such types of reforms