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ECPR General Conference Hamburg, 22 - 25 August 2018

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What is Wrong with Citizenship Education?

Citizenship

Knowledge

Constructivism

Education

Power

Presenter(s)

Piet van der Ploeg

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Author(s)

Piet van der Ploeg

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Panel Active Citizenship as a Context and a Challenge for Citizenship Education Practices Inside and Outside Schools

Abstract

Recent developments in Foucauldian interpretations of neoliberalism in terms of biopolitics and governmentality, especially those focusing on the neoliberal subject, seem to provide an interesting tool to analyze and criticize 21st century policies, practices, research and discussions regarding citizenship education. The same frame also raises the more fundamental question whether citizenship can be a justifiable (morally sound) objective or aim of education.