Civic Education and Contested Democracy: Towards a Pedagogic State in the Netherlands post 1945
Wim de Jong, "Civic Education and Contested Democracy: Towards a Pedagogic State in the Netherlands post 1945 "
English | ISBN: 3030562972 | 2020 | 259 pages | EPUB, PDF | 463 KB + 2 MB
English | ISBN: 3030562972 | 2020 | 259 pages | EPUB, PDF | 463 KB + 2 MB
This book explores citizenship education and democracy in the Netherlands. From the Second World War to the present day, debates about civic education and democracy have raged in the country: this book demonstrates how citizens, social movements and political elites have articulated their own notions of democracy. Civic education illustrates democracy as an essentially contested concept – the transmission of political ideals highlights conflicting democratic values and a problem of paternalism. Ultimately, who dictates what democracy is, and to whom? As expectations of citizens rise, they are viewed more and more as objects of a pedagogical project, itself a controversial notion. Focusing on what democracy means practically in society, this book will be of interest to scholars of citizenship education and post-war Dutch political history.