The conference entitled  was held in Serve, France, on 12-14 June, 2014 to mark the 20th anniversary of their tri-annual journal,). At the conference, Dr Datoo presented a case-study on education in Pakistan in a workshop setting with the assigned theme The Narratives and Discourses Shaping Education.
Dr Datoo’s presentation entitled  was based on textual and ethnographic works. He identified multiple ongoing narratives such as post/colonial identity, religious nationalism, globalisation, post 9/11 discourse of ‘enlightened moderation’, marketisation and media which continue to influence educational policy and curricular content in Pakistani schools.
The conference invited leading scholars in Education and Educational/Developmental leaders from Asia, America, Australia and Europe. Participants included academics, policy makers, members of ministries of education and culture, diplomats, members of funding agencies and journalists.
