Arguments and Analysis – “Does Engineering Education Breed Terrorists?” (Dan Berrett, Chronicle of Higher Education)

MESOP : HOW TO BREAD TERRORISTS ? EDUCATE REFUGEES WITHOUT GUARANTEE OF WELL PAYED JOBS !  – Hell hath no fury like a frustrated elite.”

“The question then becomes: Why? What makes engineering unique? Gambetta and Hertog’s first explanation is sociological. When people’s hopes for individual and social advancement are raised and then dashed, a dynamic called relative deprivation can occur. People who experience relative deprivation don’t need to be objectively disadvantaged; they must simply feel they’ve been denied their due. The theory makes intuitive sense for engineers in developing countries, where the programs’ graduates enjoy high social status. Instead of finding lucrative careers, however, they often encounter limited job prospects in sclerotic economies. The gap between expectations and opportunities can come to feel galling, perhaps even humiliating. Hell hath no fury like a frustrated elite.” http://chronicle.com/article/Does-Engineering-Education/235800?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2AMideast%20Brief