The Post-foundational Approaches to Comparative and International Education SIG (PfACIE SIG) was initiated to provide a dedicated space for comparative education scholars at all career stages interesting in sharing work that draws upon post-structural approaches to social theory. Whilst Foucault is already an important reference point for many CIES members the SIG also encourages engagement with other leading voices that are less audible within CIE (e.g., Agamben, Baudrillard, Butler, Derrida, Deleuze, Lacan, Rancière, Mbembe and Lather, to name but a few). Recognizing that theory itself might be viewed as a constraining metanarrative, the SIG also takes inspiration from alternative intellectual horizons that might include mysticism, indigenous knowledges and Eastern religions. In this sense, the SIG is an invitation to work with, problematize and celebrate difference in social life, using this to inspire and regenerate the field of CIE.

• Yasin Tunç, Portland State University, USA: Co Chair, Unit Planner/Program Chair [email protected]
• Jordan Corson, Stockton University, USA: Co-Chair [email protected]

The CIES Special Interest Group (SIG) directory (https://members.cies.us/page/SIGs) provides a complete list of the mission, officers, and work of our 37 SIGs, which are sorted by region or topic.

You must be a member of CIES to join a SIG, which can be done any time during the year.

There are three ways to join a SIG:

1. Online, any time of the year, when renewing your CIES membership including the SIG dues. Please go to, https://members.cies.us/page/meminfo.
2. Online, when registering as a presenter for the CIES Conference, which requires CIES membership. A specific link will be available for each conference.
3. By mail or phone. Please contact the Office of the Executive Director (OED) Membership Coordinator by email at, [email protected], or by phone during business hours at (412) 383-3945.

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