Epistemic violence: a vital dimension of corruption in education

Amra Sabic-El-Rayess and Vikramaditya (Vik) Joshi

Chapter 9 in Handbook on Corruption in Higher Education, 2025, pp 133-145 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: In this chapter, the authors focus on non-pecuniary corruption, which is constituted by favor-based reciprocity, to explore the way in which the preferencing of one dimension of identity by a corrupt agent in an educational institution precipitates epistemic violence against students in the learning environment. This experience of epistemic violence prompts students to engage in a “mental exit,” wherein they internalize their grievances and, in some cases, do not process their experience with anyone. By introducing a novel model of radicalization—the Educational Displacement Model—we illustrate the way in which the epistemic violence experienced by a student within an educational institution with corrupt agents leads to a mental exit characterized by an experience of Educational Displacement. This renders students vulnerable to radicalization and affects the public safety and health of society. The chapter closes with an exposition of key elements that build an educational institution's resilience to corruption.

Keywords: Educational displacement; Epistemic violence; Resilience; Radicalization; Violence prevention; Corruption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035320233
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