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Author Amsler, Sarah S

Title The Education of Radical Democracy
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (223 pages)
Series Routledge Research in Education
Routledge research in education.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: foreshining, or possibility in dark times; 1 A question of learning hope; 2 Refusing despair: the chance of the new alternatives; 3 Living on the Front of the world; 4 Radical democracy: a fragile promise; 5 Encouraging democracy: foundations of radical reason; 6 Educational pioneers on the democratic frontier; 7 Cultivating counter-capitalism, educating the politics of possibility; 8 Radical democracy: a pedagogy of hope; Index
Summary The Education of Radical Democracy explores why radical democracy is so necessary, difficult, and possible and why it is important to understand it as an educative activity . The book draws on critical social theory and critical pedagogy to explain what enables and sustains work for radical democratization, and considers how we can begin such work in neoliberal societies today. Exploring examples of projects from the nineteenth century to the present day, the book sheds light on a wealth of critical tools, research studies, theoretical concepts and practical methods. It offers a critical readin
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Democracy.
Radicalism.
Education.
Political sociology
radicalism.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Democracy
Education
Political sociology
Radicalism
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781134460137
1134460139