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Globally, scholars, politicians, journalists and others have described the disruptive potential of the over-educated unemployed.  For instance, they worry that too many English majors, ill-prepared to fill today’s demand for skilled professionals trained in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math - STEM - might slow the economy and feel frustrated in not finding good jobs.  
In the past, the answer has often been to advocate for vocational education. In the background looms the idea of political instability, that if too many people have desires, education or skills beyond their class they will rebel. However, few people have considered the alternative: that too little education can also lead to rebellion.
 Professor Kalisman will discuss the connections between education and political stability by focusing on the modern Middle East. She will show how colonial policies that aimed at preventing colonized populations from being educated, in fact paved the way for revolutions on the part of those excluded from schools.