ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the effects of the political transition on education provision in other central and Eastern Europe (CEE) countries and how civil conflict impacts education, focusing on three countries: Sri Lanka, Cyprus and Northern Ireland. Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is one of many countries in CEE that experienced major political and economic change. BiH is not only a post-communist country but also a post-conflict country. Many of the post-communist states were keen to modernize and develop their education provision in order to compete internationally. 'The East German educational system has undergone fundamental changes within the context of a vast restructuring of the economy, the political system, and the institutions of civil society'. In all CEE countries the political transition to liberal democratic government brought with it economic transition, with a move towards market-led economies. The new governments emulated the funding systems of western European countries and introduced 'per capita' funding.
