Education for refugees in Swaziland: A political economy

In this thesis, the implications of Swaziland's political economy for the provision of educational assistance to refugees in Swaziland are considered within a critical analytical framework. The responses of the Swazi state to the presence in Swaziland of three refugee groups, namely Mozambican refugees, urban South African refugees, and South African refugees of Swazi ethnicity, are described and interpreted within the context of the Swazi political economy. Tentative conclusions are drawn on the implications of the responses for educational assistance to refugees in Swaziland, with a focus on Mozambican refugees.;The presence of the urban South African refugees and very large numbers of Mozambican refugees exacerbate a deterioration in domestic conditions threatening the legitimacy of the Swazi monarchy and the survival of its monopoly on domestic political and economic power. The Swazi people, sensitive to the lack of satisfactory availability, quality and outcomes of state-provided education, are hostile to the provision of educational opportunities to refugees. It is argued that it is not simply limited resources, but rather this sensitivity and its basis in exploitive political and economic structures, which constitute the primary constraints in the provision of educational assistance to Mozambican refugees in Swaziland. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).